Has there EVER BEEN A MAJOR WAR fought for NO ECONOMIC GAIN?
111226
The root cause of all wars is economic and then you go from there
1171014
Yes this is really a no win for us. What do we hope to gain from the war we are in. A wise man once said that "War must be avoided in all circumstances". If I get best answer you will know who said that.
648887
It was called the Great War to set it apart from the wars fought previously. It was the first war where nations conducted "total war", where all parts of society, government, and the economy were controlled and focused on the war effort. In fact, economists used to "pooh pooh" such a war, saying it would bankrupt any nation foolish enough to try it. It had the highest casualties out of any war to date, it involved more nations than had every been involved in a conflict before, and it went on day in and day out for longer than the other wars did. It was the first industrial war.\n\nThen, along came World War II, which was very similar to World War I, and so gained the sobriquet (name) World War II, and the Great War was renamed World War I.\n\nIt was not called "The War to End All Wars" because it was felt that evil was defeated. It was called that because after experiencing the effects of such a war it was felt that no sane society would want to go through it again. This was partially true, giving rise to the appeasement of France and England in the late 1930's.\n\nHope this helps!
295260
Probably not.  Some wars were fought before historical records were kept and exist only in legend.  A good example would be the Trojan War.  We would also have to answer the question: What is a War?  World War II is surely the most famous, but the "least" famous is up for grabs.
1154346
This is ashame really.  No more war.  However Bush is a  businessman and if he can profit, then he'll send everyone else's child to war but his own!  Sad but true.  As for the economy, I think that it remain in the depression it already is!!!
325742
It never will get better, wars in particularly are fought due to money. i.e "oil,gold,land" , even religon, thats how the U.S.A was founded, it would be nice to see the world unite for a common cause, if it was not for fighting we would not be here today. wars have helped the technology improve even if it is to cause devastation, also created thousands of jobs, also believe it or not, it helps the economy
228109
times without peace are always setting us back in terms of progress. not only do wars physically damage the earth and the buildings of a place, they also do severe and often intergenerational psychological damage to people who are subjected to it. (soldiers and civilians alike.) it causes a rippling outward wound that takes years and years to recover from. \n\ni wonder what certain countries would be like if they hadn't suffered under years of warfare?: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Iraq, Somalia... \n\nalthough technology often moves forward as a result of wartime funding, there is often great wastage of money which would be better spent on raising the standard of living. just look at the defense budget of the US, ponder the numbers of corporations and public officials who are subsequently caught for stealing that money one way or another, and then look at the education budget. \n\nif people truly believed in peace, if they stopped looking at the world through "gotta get mines" kinda glasses, then maybe we could stop wasting our time always always trying to recover from the five steps back we just took.
1135533
no war can ever really be justified ,unless youre invaded and have to defend yourself.\nbut this does not deter politicians who can justify everything including ,genocide
16383
Overall this war was casued due to the economic policies of the British Empire.  \n\nThere are also political causes such as the feelings of a lack of political representation within the English Empire, which then resulted in the above said economic policies.  This argument would be disputed by historical materialists.
1161851
Certainly no better than it did.  The will to win must be resolute and all measures to do so must be taken.  Limited wars fought with too many conditions are a recipe for certain failure.
1007941
Its all economics. The US economy would flounder if it did not enter into a war or violent engagement  every decade or less. Bush (both pa and sonny boy) brings in  business for big businesses by being in the business of legally sanctioned killing and violent intervention in other countries affairs for valid or cooked up reasons (WMD in Iraq?).\nst
922440
Of course this war is about oil.  If you don't have oil, then you'll be living like the Amish, albeit with a lot less food.\n\nIt wasn't started for cheap oil.  It was started to keep control of oil in hands that weren't interesting in being the next Nebuchadnezzar. \n\nI really wish that anti-war people would study this subject before posting stuff.....
413524
Sad but true, all wars since world war 2 have been conflicts. from korea to iraq. every generation has seen war. or as the gov calls it conflict. tell a soldger that korea, vietnam, panama, iraq 1, iraq 2 is not a war. i wouldnt but the gov would. they would tell them it was a conflict. messed up i think.
838037
The purpose of war is not to win.\nThe state of war is an end in itself.\nWar gives unlimited powers to the executive and galvanises the poulation behind a common cause. It is desirable for governments to wage wars.\n\nRead 1984 by George Orwell for a more elegant explaination.
268567
Yes. There was no war going on before George W. Bush and since he's been president, a pointless war is costing millions of dollars and thousands of lives. The middle eastern people (Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan) do not believe in Democracy, so why should the U.S. persuade them? They believe that man should be executed because he converted to christianity. People are harsh over there and they have a lot of hatred for anyone "different" than them. We're not even fighting to destroy Al-Quaida... we've lost our focus and all we do is try to change the people that canNOT be changed.
368933
There is no economy over there. It's an occupied Country. The U.S. Military is the only thing that is keeping things from totally turning to sheeeit. They don't have a Government like America says through the Bush Administration, it's just our Military forcing them to do what we want right now. As soon as we pull out they will create a Government. Right now nothing is what they got, and they know it. So it will be chaos until America leaves. That is why your seeing the Civil War.
979711
We've been fighting a world war since 2003. Think about it. With the start of Operation Iraq Freedom, this conflict has affect all of Europe, the United States, All of the middle east, and of course now Asia is getting affected because of North Korea's scandal of Nuclear war weapon testings. South Korea is on its toes waiting for an attack, and China is backing up North Korea. Vietnam is on the verge of another civil war because communism is eating up the economy. And with the fall of that trading agreement with the US, Vietnam will be going through a depression (not like it hasn't since the fall of the French) \n\nSo if you think about theoretically we've been in a world war. Everyone is in some ways connected to Iraq.