Quote Originally Posted by Brandy Blue View Post
Some people would say that any important event in history happens for more than one reason. Would you disagree? You sound like you think that economics is the only issue that makes a difference.
I agree. Actually economically wars rarely make any sense at all - both sides end up worse off. Most wars are fought partly for economic reasons but there are so many more factors - relgion, culture, pride, need to create an external enemy to encourage internal stability, pure madness on occasions, pre-emptiveness......