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DreadpirateBG t1_j9uum9d wrote

Exactly. War is pointless for most of the people effected by it. Only a very very small number of the aggressor/invader people want it. And those people are willing to kill everyone on both sides. But it is not always so black in white like it is here. The war in Yemen what the F is that about and why is the world not all over it. There is also an civil war or something in an African country I forget the name that is also horrible. Or the never ending slow war of Israel killing off Palestinians. Soldier and civilians are basically like live stock to the leaders.

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series_hybrid t1_j9uogag wrote

When the Hudson River (New York) was connected to Lake Erie by cargo canals, it really opened up trade and made New York boom.

The Mississippi River is navigable all the way up to Minnesota, and St Louis is located where the Missouri River connects to the Mississippi.

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