"There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare." - Art of War

[grahamhgreen]

By Sun Tzu

[WinkyDink]

1. Plenty of instances of military contractors benefitting, though.

[JaneyVee]

2. As long as the corporations have everything they need who cares about our Nation!

Does this even need a tag.

[flvegan]

3. Credit to the author of that quote, please?

10th grade English students will laugh if you don't.

[grahamhgreen]

4. Sun Tzu added!

[NutmegYankee]

11. What the author going to do if he didn't?

It's not like the author will lead a Zombie Horde of angry Chinese soldiers upon us.

[NoOneMan]

5. That was when you actually had to pay for things though

Now we just charge it, right along with everything else (so, hell, its magically free since debt doesn't matter!).

[grahamhgreen]

6. Charge it to the Chinese, who happen to have written the book on war.

[Angry Dragon]

7. so sayeth dickie cheney

[loli phabay]

8. would rome have had an empire without its constant wars or the british

Seems lots of empires did pretty good out of having a war every year. Well at least for the centuries that they lasted.

[yortsed snacilbuper]

9. It's not easy to take over another country,

they usually don't like you trying!

[sofa king]

10. "War makes thieves, and peace hangs them."

Niccolo Machiavelli, The Art of War

"When a state has claims upon another, it may not always be best to enforce them by arms. The public interest must be consulted before action." Antoine-Henri Jomini, The Art of War

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. They're only interested in short-term profits and power grabs, not the long-term results. n/t