As long as our industry has shop in China, we aren’t going to war with them.
Russia was Ukraine's biggest trading partner when they went to war. Germany was one of the US's biggest trading partners when WWII started. Japan was another.
Norman Angell argued before WWI that trade had made war impossible between the Great Powers. He will likely always be wrong. As long as territorial gain remains a way for political leaders to gain long-lasting personal fame and glory, war will continue to be a part of human existence.
Value of Imports from Ten Chief Suppliers First Eight Months, 1929 and 1930
Country and rank in 1930 1929 1930 Per cent decline in value (Value in thousands of dollars) 1. Canada 335,874 11.2 279,012 12.8 -16.9 2. Japan 270,872 9.0 178,461 8.2 -34.1 3. United Kingdom 223,498 7.4 148,460 6.8 -33.6 4. Germany 171,557 5.7 122,775 5.7 -28.4 5. British Malaya 171,115 5.7 109,354 5.0 -36.1 6. Brazil 142,121 4.7 87,840 4.1 -38.1 7. China 121,141 4.0 80,978 3.7 -33 1 8. Cuba 155,402 5.2 79,728 3.7 -48.7 9. British India 108,869 3.6 78,720 3.6 -27.7 10. France 109,295 3.6 75,744 3.5 30.7 Other countries 1,198,910 39.9 933,766 43.9 -22.1 Totals 3,008,714 100.0 2,174,838 100.0 27.7
Value of Exports to Ten Chief Markets First Eight Months, 1929 and 1930
1929 1930 Per cent change in value (Value in thousands of dollars) 1. Canada 659,071 19.3 480,505 18.2 -27.1 2. United Kingdom. 517,435 15.2 433,311 16.4 -16.2 3. Germany 231,375 6.8 169,967 6.4 -26.5 4. France 155,471 4.6 138,980 5.3 -10.6 5. Japan 153,110 4.5 113,340 4.3 26.0 6. Argentina 145,944 4.8 92,185 3.5 -36.8 7. Soviet Russia 47,373 1.4 86,845 3.3 +83.3 8. Mexico 83,788 2.4 82,744 3.1 -1.2 9. Cuba 88,226 2.6 69,057 2.6 -21.7 10. Italy 94,523 2.8 67,196 2.5 -28.9 Other countries 1,230,197 36.1 907,016 34.4 -26.3 Total 3,406,513 100.0 2,641,146 100.0 -22.5
I’m not talking trading partners. The last year should have taught us we don’t make enough here to sustain ourselves. That’s how China owns us and we are not going to war with them. Also, if anyone thinks Russia has problems rounding up troops to go to Ukraine, wait till our gov tries to get people to go to Taiwan.
“As long as territorial gain remains a way for political leaders to gain long-lasting personal fame and glory, war will continue to be a part of human existence.”
Lebow has analysed a lot of wars and classifies the instigation of the wars into 5 primary motives and combos there of.. Material ( territitory, resourcs etc) is one reason. Others being, standing (Prestige), security, revenge and domestic politics. A classic example of a war that was not driven by territorial aquisition is GW2 in 2003.