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Stephen Walker's avatar

War is about money, first and foremost. The armaments industry and its major suppliers make very, very big money out of war. Secondarily, it’s about power, hegemony, ego and domination. And manipulating populations though the creation of external enemies. But the US Empire’s primary driver is the accumulation of massive wealth in the hands of a tiny cabal of oligarchs.

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Jo Waller's avatar

And these oligarchs want both energy hegemony in the Middle East to stop brown people having it and to cut off oil from China because they can't bear that Chinese people are economically outdoing them. War is about white supremacy as much as it is about the money.

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Positively Paying It Forward's avatar

As if Ukraine isn’t a perfect example.

Also, does Vietnam come to mind?

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Landru's avatar

Yes, thank you for that. I wish the people of Iraq we murdered for their oil could thank you.

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Landru's avatar

This war I think you are wrong about. This is a resource war like our u.s. war on Russia and Iraq. Saudi Arabia is pumping 2.5 Million barrels of water a day to pressurize Gahwara to pump 3.8 Million barrels a day of oil. Without the water no oil. That tells you something about remaining resources and we don't listen to physics : (

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Stephen Walker's avatar

You seriously don’t think resources are related to money, power, hegemony and domination?

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Landru's avatar

I'm not as stupid as you imply. No comment.

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Stephen Walker's avatar

You said I was wrong. I asked you a polite question. Please don’t accuse me of engaging in ad hominem.

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