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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5094942" data-attributes="member: 24302"><p>You say that as if it's a mathematical certainty.  There are examples to the contrary.  The occupation of the New World by Europeans.  The British Empire.  The Roman Empire.  Our takeover of the Philippines from Spain.  Russia's domination of its neighbors for centuries.  The North defeating the South in the American Civil War.  The Ottoman Empire.  What it takes is superior manpower, superior technology, and a political will to dominate others for your own benefit.  In a time of advanced technology there's no longer the political will in many countries to force others to do the work that machines do better.  And advanced weaponry and defense pacts makes invading for resources very risky.</p></blockquote><p></p>