No, it doesn’t. Invading you to force you to destroy your own resources is a good way “to prevent a future competitor”. You are not going to do it on your own, so you need to be pushed into this by war.
Not to mention that, historically speaking, reasons to go to war are not often “rational”. WW1 would be a classic example.
No, it doesn’t. Invading you to force you to destroy your own resources is a good way “to prevent a future competitor”. You are not going to do it on your own, so you need to be pushed into this by war.
Not to mention that, historically speaking, reasons to go to war are not often “rational”. WW1 would be a classic example.