I am thinking that the hypothesis presented to us that wars are primarily motivated by economics has the logical flaw of having been, in fact, a conclusion. Which could explain why it performed so erratically in logical analysis.

I am still at a loss to see the underlying economic motivation in the two war examples to which I provided links. One was the Hatfields and McCoys - that one seems to be motivated by hatred.

The second hasn't actually evolved into a war yet, but I thought that if we made some significant progress here, we might use what we discover to deter that war from ever starting. That issue is the threat of Kim Jong-un re: attacking the U.S. What form does the economic motivator take that provokes North Korea's saber rattling?

I do enjoy discussing topics, but sometimes it is like pulling snail's teeth to get folks to materially participate! Quibbling seems to be more popular with some. Hmm

You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller