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Originally Posted by Fenring
And yes, the US did sacrifice a lot, both in human lives and material wealth, and more often then not for a good cause, and maybe I'm just too cynical, but it's hard too believe that Americans did it purely out of the goodness of their heart. There's always somehow money involved. Although many of my countryman might disagree, even our (latest) war for independence was actually about money. A small group of insiders that saw profit in it.
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My post above and this are just one man's opinions, this man's opinions.
You are right about the money or the desire/need to keep trade open and resources flowing is often the driver for getting into conflicts for the US and other nations. Like it or not we live in a world where trade in goods and resources is needed for the well being of all. I just don't adhere to the notion that in the US wars are wagged for the profit. Now many do profit and may even advocate for a conflict solely for the purpose of profit.