That's because easily looted wealth, not poverty causes wars. (see my link - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1223098 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=122

That's because easily looted wealth, not poverty causes wars. (see my link - http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1223098 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1223098) The British empire took places with an abundance of easily looted riches, and now less benevolent rebel leaders are doing the same.