OP posted this : All the Wars Since Napolean - Based on Lies and Deception. Fought only for financial gain and strife. This was My response " but go back even farther than Napoleon Wars . ( Napolian was an outsider ) go back into B.C. times. some examples: Peloponnesian War. the Antioch's and Ptolemy's The Maccabean Uprising and their "treaty" with Rome . I hope this helps you understand. " You bring up the Crusades. Bergen, you asked this : "what were the crusades about?" Here is my answer, Were they before Napolian? When you have a bunch of war minded young men upset over how things are , no way to move up from being a serf As the ruling Elite, how do you protect yourself from them. What do you do? would you send them to another country? While they are busy fighting your ( war) in another country, how much of a threat are they now?