[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by RedMan12

Most of America's wars have been about economics or power but they often put up a front or other excuses. Not about expelling evil from the world. That's the front they like to use.

Really now, so fighting Hitler and losing nearly a generation of thier young men was about economics and power. How about Korea? WW1? Vietnam was a war to support a corrupt regime, however it came about because they had pledged support to this regime, they already had power and influence in the area, and it became a key tipping point in the American's losing more then men, equipment and money in the region.

I think you have it backwards, with many wars, the American's went in with a loftier ambition, or because they had been attacked first. The power economically and politically that they gained was a result of going to war, not a precurser too.

Originally Posted by RedMan12

American Revolution: American colonies are getting to harshly taxed by England so they revolt and make their own country. They claim its for religious freedom and all men are equal. Most American revolutionairies were slave owners.

I see, so the desire to be free from rule from a foreign state and a system of unfair taxation that the British were using to pay for thier wars elsewhere was a bad thing. Wow. The British government was completely content to rape its colonies, and enforce thier rule of law by the gun. See the Boston Massacre.

Originally Posted by RedMan12

Civil War: If the south recieded textile industry in the north would fail because the south would control all the cotton. 3 or 4 years after the war is started the North claims they are freeing the slaves and that is the cause of war.

Crap, the major cause of the war was the election of Lincoln which ended southern control of the U.S. Government and his intention to stop the expansion of slavery. Lincoln might not have ended slavery, but he was certainly putting the mechanics in place to stop it. the South hated losing control of the capital, and didn't want to see the end of slavery

Originally Posted by RedMan12

World War II: America refuised to send troops to aid the allies. America cuts off trade with Japan. Japan feels they have 3 years they can survive without trading with America and decide war is the only answer. After bombing Pearl Harbor America decides its ok to enter WWII.

The American's saw WWII as a European adventure, and didn't want to send thier boys to die in Europe so soon after the end of WWII. they had withdrawn from the world and attempted to isolate thier economy so they wouldn't be at the mercy of Europe. In no way did the start of WWII threaten the continental United States, and they were under no treaty obligations to join. They supplied the British with planes and weapons through.

In fact if the Japanese had not pulled the American's into WWII, the states would probably have been a far richer and more powerful nation now due to the fact that up until 1941 they continued to do business with all of the sides of the war. America didn't cut off trade of Oil and scrap metal and freeze Japanese assets until Japan invaded French Ido China in 41.

from the tone of your comment you make it sound like the bombing of pearl harbour was the fault of the American's. Of course it was ok for the American's to enter WWII after a undeclared start of a war against them.

Read up on the neutrality act of 1935.

Originally Posted by RedMan12

Vietnam: America is afraid if Vietnam falls to Connunism that it will create a Domino effect and more countries would become Communist. America would no longer be the world power if most countries fell to connunism.

Of course, but I think you have to look at the overall world landscape at the time. The Soviet Union was the big bad, they outnumbered the American's by as little as 3-1 in conventional arms, had since WWII held countries in Europe in an iron grip. Communism had also seen aggressive moves by other communist states. So at that time, the domino effect was a reality that wouldn't be disproven until the early 90's. If America didn't come to the aid of S Vietnam as they had with S Korea, they would have lost tremendous faith in the region, and would have given the North Vietnam government and the Chinese and Russians tremendous power in the region. The other fear is that it would have lead to the loss of both Japan and Australia in the long run.

It was a stupid war, but the American's had no choice but to fight it. The problem was that Vietnam was a war of half assed measures and stupid decisions on a national level.

Originally Posted by RedMan12

Iraq: Irag has Weapons Mass Destruction or alot of oil. America still hasn't found the first one.

And will never see the benefits of the second one. It would have been cheaper to enter into the Oil for Food program and fatten up Saddam for cheap Oil.