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Comment by ethbr1

1 month ago

Very rarely do countries go to war because they think it will improve their economy.

They go to war because a large chunk of their population is pissed off about the economy.

See also: US

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maest  1 month ago

The US routinely goes to war to secure cheap oil, so I didn't think that's a good example

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