Only fools believe that war can save their economies.

 THE WORLD HAS CHANGED SINCE 1939

WAR WILL BE THE END, NOT A NEW BEGINNING

It is not a secret that the economies of many countries are in dire straits, particularly in western Europe. We hear some who still believe that war can rescue them by stimulating economic activity and of course hoping to acquire assets of others. This has been a historical reality in the past, but the world is a far different place for many reasons.

At one time the west had a huge manufacturing capacity and during the depression, brought about by debt and speculation, that was infinitesimal compared to their debt today, war put all those idle factories and underutilized labor to work producing war materials. Money was supplied by increased borrowing and every aspect of the economy quickly accelerated.

Today those manufacturing facilities no longer exist and the debt is already at unsustainable levels. It will take decades to rebuild those manufacturing facilities and the same applies to the skilled workers to provide the labor. The last few decades has eroded the generational supply of specialized workers in manufacturing. There no longer are workers whose family worked in steel mills and mining that considered it part of their heritage. Only decades of new realities of child rearing that instill the virtues of producing things and a solid work ethic can produce a work force that provides national self sustainability.  

As for the finances to rebuild that infrastructure, western countries are now in a position that they will be having a hard time financing the interest on their past debt. 

It is also unlikely that they can muster the enthusiasm for large numbers of draftees to provide the personnel willing to fight to their death. 

The real solution for their internal problems needs to come from stopping the delusional messaging and entertain a frank conversation with their citizens as to how to rebuild their economies for a self reliant strong future. External threats are not their real problem, but decades of financial nonsense that does not produce real goods and wealth have eroded the financial health of these nations. Attempting to go to war with others, who actually have not engaged in those policies, will end in disaster.