The three stupidest wars in the modern world

Among the three stupidest wars in the modern world, the border war between Egypt and Eritrea ranks second.

War is the last resort to suppress opponents, but also to maximize their own interests, or to meet their own strategic needs, perhaps hegemonic ambitions, in short, it is beneficial to their own country. The so-called stupidity means that the war between the two sides is meaningless, without any benefits, and still makes you lose a lot. For example, the three wars listed in this article are the most stupid wars of our time.

The Third Iran-Iraq War

The Iran-Iraq war is a very stupid war between Iraq and Iran. The main reasons for the war between the two sides are territorial disputes, ethnic conflicts and religious disputes, but judging from the results of the war, it is undoubtedly the most stupid. After the war, the two sides returned to the pre-war state. Not only did they get nothing, but they all lost. The war caused Iran a loss of10.05 million people, including 350,000 people killed in battle and an economic loss of $300 billion. The war caused 430,000 casualties in Iraq, including 6.5438+0.8 million deaths and economic losses as high as 350 billion US dollars.

Under the general trend of the rapid development of the world economy at that time, the war set back the social development of both sides for at least 20-30 years, and they were heavily in debt. Because of the economic difficulties in Iraq after the war, Saddam Hussein's regime adopted adventurism at that time, and invaded Kuwait in August 1990, which directly led to the Gulf War with heavy casualties and the Iraq War in 2003, and Saddam Hussein's regime was also destroyed.

The Iran-Iraq war began with Iraq's preemptive strike. The war lasted for eight years, which can be described as protracted. Although Iraq did its best, even using chemical weapons, the war quickly reached an impasse. Although both sides finally announced that they won, in fact, after the war, both sides returned to the state before the war began. No one benefited, but lost a lot of personnel and equipment, which directly led to the economic collapse of both sides.

The Second War between Egypt and Eritrea

This is the border war between Ethiopia and Eritrea from 1998 to 2000. The only cause of the war is the fight for the bush mountains and the desolate Bader plain, which has little effect on both sides. Originally, there were many solutions, and it was necessary to take the step of war that was not worth the loss. What is even more stupid is that this is a "World War II equipment, World War I tactics, battlefield rescue in the Napoleonic era" between the two poorest countries in the world.

The result of the war was not good for both sides, and even made the world see a joke, which made the already stretched economies of the two countries worse.

This is a war triggered by a worthless wasteland, resulting in 6,543.8+0.5 million deaths and millions of people being displaced. Perhaps the result of such casualties is not so noticeable in the bloody historical war, but don't forget that the combined strength of both sides at the beginning of the war was only150,000 to 60,000. This result means that if a large number of people were not mobilized to participate in the war later, both sides would almost lose their troops.

The war expanded Eritrea's army from 40,000 before the war to 300,000, with soldiers accounting for 10% of the total population. The Ethiopian army has also expanded from 60,000 before the war to 400,000 after the war. For the record, both sides have exaggerated, the key is that both sides failed to really feel the cruelty of the war and how much the two countries suffered.

Finally, the two countries signed a comprehensive peace agreement, set up a 25-kilometer buffer zone along the border, and the United Nations investigation team regularly patrolled the border between the two countries. If I knew this was the result, why should I fight?

65438 +0 football match

The football war took place in July 1969. This is the biggest war between El Salvador and Honduras in the history of Central America, and it is also the stupidest war in the contemporary world. Although this war is called football, the root of the problem is actually the contradiction caused by immigration, but there are many ways to solve this contradiction, not necessarily war. Honduras and El Salvador are both located in Central America, and both countries are rich in bananas.

American fruit companies have large banana plantations in Honduras, and many Salvadorans emigrate or sneak into Honduras for work. 1969, 1970 The result of this football match became the fuse of the war in Mexico's North American World Cup qualifiers. The war began when El Salvador sent air force and1more than 2000 ground troops to invade Honduras.

The war finally ended under the pressure of the United States and the Organization of American States. It was a lose-lose war, and it was recognized that neither side gained any benefits, but more than 2,000 people were killed. This war led to the interruption of the Central American market 12 years, and the social situation deteriorated.