Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site decwrl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot From: chabot@amber.DEC (Lisa S. Chabot) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Warfare causes. Message-ID: <3866@decwrl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 8-Oct-84 13:11:13 EDT Article-I.D.: decwrl.3866 Posted: Mon Oct 8 13:11:13 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 10-Oct-84 04:04:45 EDT Sender: daemon@decwrl.UUCP Organization: DEC Engineering Network Lines: 24 Marc W. Mengel == >> >> If you *study* history, you will find that these 'causes' of wars you >> mention, (assasinations, raids, etc.) are merely populized excuses used >> to drum up public support for the war effort, rather than actual causes. Tom Condon == > > There is fact to your contention Marc, but I don't think you have expressed > the true data clearly enough. > > ** THERE IS NO CASE IN HISTORY WHERE ONE COUNTRY ATTACKED ** > ** ANOTHER WHEN THEY DID NOT THINK THAT THEY COULD WIN! ** Hey, wait a minute!! What about when the Duchy of Grand Fenwick decided that the best thing for its economy was to attack the US and *lose*??!! What do you mean this isn't history? ? I read it in a book! ! Daaaaaiii-yata-yata-yata, yata-yata-yata, yata-yata ya-ya yaaa-aaaa-aaa!! :-) ______________________________________ / \ L S Chabot UUCP: ...decwrl!dec-rhea!dec-amber!chabot ARPA: ...chabot%amber.DEC@decwrl.ARPA USFail: DEC, MR03-1/K20, 2 Iron Way, Marlborough, MA 01752