RE: "Power (manifested as interest) has been present in every conflict of the past – no exception. It is the underlying motivation for war." Often times, personal power conflicts have been the root cause that is disguised as the real cause for the war. The hidden agendas are not messaged publicly. The members of the military receive messages that are then focussed to drive reasons for credible causation to support the war. The members of the "Troops" are persuaded to risk their lives for a cause that often is not a valid national cause. The message is "sold" to persuade others to sacrifice themselves for a projection of often just personal rage, and jealousies, that can be detrimental to the nation. National leaders used to be military leaders, and willing to risk their own necks in leading the troops. Now, it's primarily just a game to manipulate the masses. The strategies and the results are more for financial gain for only a few rather than any positive outcomes for any nation, or the citizens of any nation globally. Power is an interesting phenomenon. When power plays lose all levels of integrity, it is a

destructive phenomenon for everyone. Some players today are forgetting that reality.

Political leaders today will not do anything that puts their own lives at risk. That is not being a real leader. They are essentially corrupting forces of power.