To clarify my last post, I recognize that he was saying, "nearly all wars are fought over control of territory." But, isn't that, from an analytical standpoint, merely asserting a tautology? What, after all, is "war"? And mustn't it be fought somewhere? Even if that "space" might be virtual (e.g., cyberwarfare), it can be confidently asserted that it is "territory."

I'm not belittling the argument, I just want to put it in a meaningful context.

A well reasoned argument is like a diamond: impervious to corruption and crystal clear - and infinitely rarer.

Here, as elsewhere, people are outraged at what feels like a rigged game -- an economy that won't respond, a democracy that won't listen, and a financial sector that holds all the cards. - Robert Reich