Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pucc-i Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!CS-Mordred!Pucc-H:Pucc-I:aaz From: aaz@pucc-i (Marc Mengel) Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: Causes of war Message-ID: <542@pucc-i> Date: Sun, 30-Sep-84 23:16:07 EDT Article-I.D.: pucc-i.542 Posted: Sun Sep 30 23:16:07 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 1-Oct-84 07:35:02 EDT References:<1394@bmcg.UUCP> Organization: Undue Purversity Lines: 12 < it is now pitch black, if you proceed you will likely fall into...> Bill, 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. In a situation where it is really not advantageous to the people in power to start up a conflict, they don't. ----- Marc W. Mengel {decvax|ucbvax|sequent|icalqa|inuxc|uiucdcs|ihnp4}!pur-ee!pucc-i!aaz