This means every war is selfish in its essence. If we have to paint wars with morality, then every war is wrong, be it in defense or be it for some other purpose. Wars are neither right nor are they wrong. They are in the selfish pursuit of power and survival. We can’t say for sure if the pursuit of power is noble, or even the pursuit of survival at the cost of massive bloodshed is noble or not.
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One of the main reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire was military overspending. A hidden message for both Pakistan and India, is not it? We also have another example when Halaku khan massacred Baghdad. The reason why Muslims were destroyed was that the Muslim Khalifah at that time build beautiful gardens and libraries but did not spend enough on the Military. Result? The balance of power got unbalanced and Muslims got destroyed. Here is some statistical data on people willing to Fight for their Country (Gallup: March 2016):
