Eight Main Causes of War

noun. a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air. a state or period of armed hostility or active military operations: The two nations were at war with each other.

8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century

• Second Congo War (1998–2003) Far and away the deadliest war of the 21st century was a conflict that had its genesis in the 20th.
• Syrian Civil War.
• Darfur Conflict.
• Iraq War.
• Afghanistan War.
• The War Against Boko Haram.
• Yemeni Civil War.
• Ukraine Conflict.

• Economic Gain.
• Territorial Gain.
• Religion.
• Nationalism.
• Revenge.
• Civil War.
• Revolutionary War.
• Defensive War.

Heightened military spending during conflict does create employment, additional economic activity and contributes to the development of new technologies which can then filter through into other industries. These are some of the often discussed positive benefits of heightened government spending on military outlays.

Peace, love, and money are all advantages of war, but debt, death, and sadness are all disadvantages of war. Wright said “War arises because of the changing relations of numerous variables-technological, psychic, social, and intellectual. There is no single cause of war.

Contrary to popular belief, war does not contribute to economic growth, but rather decreases net productivity as production shifts from consumer goods to military supplies. …

War makes a lot of money. It supports millions of jobs in America and is by far the biggest segment in our government. You started out so great, then went off on a tangent. Cost plus is a major problem and it is so easy to manipulate that everybody who is a government contractor does it.

Key findings of the report show that in most wars public debt, inflation, and tax rates increase, consumption and investment decrease, and military spending displaces more productive government investment in high-tech industries, education, or infrastructure—all of which severely affect long-term economic growth rates.

Most of the cash for these deals land in the hands of the rich and/or their corporations. However, each bit of revenue is taxed per corporate tax rates, as is the income of the scientists, engineers, and factory workers that manufacture the weapons. Through those taxes is how the US profits from war.

Becoming a Military Millionaire is Simple Simple, but not necessarily easy. It isn’t hard to save money, invest it in a boring index fund, and let compound interest work its magic… except this is slow, not exciting, and requires discipline. Luckily service members have an innate amount of discipline!

Four companies—Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and General Dynamics—make up 90% of arms sales to Saudi Arabia in deals worth over $125 billion, according to a July 2019 report by the Center for International Policy.

One of the top profiteers from the Iraq War was oil field services corporation, Halliburton. Halliburton gained $39.5 billion in “federal contracts related to the Iraq war”. Many individuals have asserted that there were profit motives for the Bush-Cheney administration to invade Iraq in 2003.

China had become communist in 1949 and communists were in control of North Vietnam. The USA was afraid that communism would spread to South Vietnam and then the rest of Asia. It decided to send money, supplies and military advisers to help the South Vietnamese Government.

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Top 10 Defense Contractors

1. Lockheed Martin Corp.
2. Boeing Co.
3. General Dynamics Corp.
4. Raytheon Co.
5. Northrop Grumman Corp.
6. United Technologies Corp.
7. Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.
8. Humana Inc.