Which resources are you willing to give your life or take others lives and how will you and your loved ones benefit from these resources?
2007-08-15 05:44:04 · 14 answers · asked by Libby 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Resource may refer to:
Resource (ecology) - Anything consumed or used up by an organism, and hence unavailable to others
Resource (types and developments), any natural or human wealth that can be used for satisfying human needs
Resource (economics), commodities and human resources used in the production of goods and services, including
Natural resource, a commodity that is valuable in its relatively natural form.
Human resources (HR) or human capital, religion, valuable human work power.
Resource economic resources used in planning of tasks.
2007-08-15 06:42:07 · update #1
I'd give my life or take others for oil.
Signed : George W Bush
2007-08-15 05:47:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 5⤋
Libby, I know you aren't that stupid. I am sure you have heard or the Crusades, the French Revolution, The American Revolution, The Civil War, The Boer War, Korea, Viet-Nam, to name a few. Wars are SELDOM fought for resources. Because of the massive amounts of resources it takes to fight a war, yes, resources are taken from the countries conquered to continue the war effort, but that isn't what kicks off a war. Try religion, politics, and freedom as being the top 3 reasons with politics and freedom being pretty closely related.
2007-08-15 14:43:21 · answer #2 · answered by RUESTER 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't forget Afghanistan... the biggest opium producer in the world bar none. Who's production has rocketed since the american /british involvement there. A lotta money in opium.
And by the way.. to say the enemy are spreading propaganda is nonsense.. Iraq has absolutely no propaganda machine. And there is no real middle eastern propaganda in the west except for the few islamic scholars who preach it within the closed doors of their mosques. The biggest propaganda machine is the US news networks which are monopolized by the very few.
2007-08-15 12:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by urigeller_02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
War is based on competition for resources? Wow, what about defending your family? What about fighting for what you believe in? What about war that helps innocents gain their independence from dictators and murderers? And to answer you i would die for any resource that would keep my family living.
2007-08-15 13:02:31 · answer #4 · answered by skipmastaflash 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of wars are based on religions, too, from the Christian Crusades right up to the current Jihads.
2007-08-15 12:47:42 · answer #5 · answered by Blue Oyster Kel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
more countries have been taken over in the name of religion than resources. lets just close the borders to trade and become self sufficient and see what happens to the world.
2007-08-15 12:50:42 · answer #6 · answered by Xcalaber69 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
War is NOT based on competition for resources. Even though you may not like the cause, or the President more specifically, please support our troops. it's the least you can do.
2007-08-15 13:34:52 · answer #7 · answered by Benjamin Franklin Pierce 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all wars are fought for resources , many are fought for Ideas.
2007-08-15 12:53:24 · answer #8 · answered by TyranusXX 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Funny... The only resource in Iraq is the oil and it was given back to Iraqie people. I think the ONLY thing you can count on in a war is that the enemy will try to influence your thinking with outlandish propoganda. My question to you is "are you a propogandist or simply an ignorant sheep blindly passing on propoganda?"
2007-08-15 12:49:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
You left out many reasons....
Religion
Ethnic cleansing
Economic
Empire tactics
on and on
Resources are not the only reason
America's main reason since 1776 has been political.
2007-08-15 12:54:00 · answer #10 · answered by Rek T 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I want to invade Canada for thier bacon.
2007-08-15 12:48:07 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋