Wow, what a simpleton. Let me give examples of wars Americans are familiar with that were over economic resources: the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War (ya don't think slavery was an economic issue?), WW1, WW2, the Cold War. Do y'all think we would be fightin' in Iraq if no oil was in the Middle East? I think the western gold rushes led to a bit of conflict also.