[patton]

Revenge may be the exception - one can draw links between the napoleonic wars, WWI, and WWII, with the root causes all originating in Versailles.

However, look at the german invasion of russia - purely motivated by Uncle Joe's offer to cut off the German oil supply.

resources.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

However, look at the german invasion of russia - purely motivated by Uncle Joe's offer to cut off the German oil supply.

General, thanks for the chance to refine my original assertion in the following way: Resources may have been a large factor in these wars, but not until the wars were already underway. The three leaders I mentioned did not start their aggressive wars because of a desire for resources.

I'm open to evidence to the contrary.