Originally Posted by Ardy
Originally Posted by Ezekiel
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Now, no specultation zeke, no controversey... simple fact, You tell me the single verifiable reason that USA invaded Iraq
I never said there was a single reason. I think economics had something to do with it:
Originally Posted by Ezekiel
Almost all military intervention is almost always economically motivated.

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The superposition of one class over another is the underlying issue, no matter what name it is given. So whatever new "ism" they come up with, it will always be about economic hegemony.


Originally Posted by Ezekiel
So, as I have already stated on this thread, IMO economic reasons are the motivating factors. The stories that are told to the public to justify wars and interventions are just that, fairy tales.


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At the risk of repeating myself: I know that there are many stories, the causes I believe are mainly economic.



Originally Posted by Ezekiel
just said that IMO the real motivations were almost always economic




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I would like to hear from anyone who can find an example of a war or intervention that they believe did not have economic motivation.





Originally Posted by Ezekiel
I have already stated that I think economics IS the MAIN motivation for war.
The reasons are, as others have said, that there is always some economic component, which I think is the main component because power always seeks to entrench itself and guarantee, not just its own survival (as Scout aptly pointed out), but growth (as a form of "immortality"). Political power IS economic power and, in today's world, economic power IS political power. So, by extension, increasing economic power is increasing political power.





Originally Posted by Ezekiel
My hypothesis is quite specific, to wit:
ECONOMICS IS THE MAIN MOTIVATION FOR WARS AND INTERVENTIONS.
In other words, even when there are other motives, the economic ones are the most important.


Of course I could provide further quotes....
I do not think that any reasonable person would interpret your postings as saying "economics had something to do with it."

Economics has "something" to do with almost everything in life (or at least human affairs), But that observation is inconsequential. Economics has something to do with marriage, and divorce, and school, and athletics, and art, and religion.... the list is endless. Is that really the extent of the point that you have been making?

Please tell me where I denied saying that economics was the main reason. I have always maintained that point. What I didn't say is that it is the only reason.
Surely you see the difference.

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