Your point of view is not particulary controversial or shocking, or unique to you. But I find little evidence for it and much to the contrary. For example, take a look at WW2 in USA:
or simply look at birth rates in Israel, a very militarized country.
True purpose of war lies elsewhere. As Orwell said:
The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is not to make or prevent conquests of territory, but to keep the structure of society intact.
And obviously, lots of subjects will internalize values of ruling group and believe that war is good for economy or birth rates ;)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12179705
or simply look at birth rates in Israel, a very militarized country.
True purpose of war lies elsewhere. As Orwell said:
The war is waged by each ruling group against its own subjects, and the object of the war is not to make or prevent conquests of territory, but to keep the structure of society intact.
And obviously, lots of subjects will internalize values of ruling group and believe that war is good for economy or birth rates ;)