[ScylaX]

"but we squander it on trivial stuff."
What ? Eh ? Seriously ?
That's a parodic interpretation of history, there. You have to actually think about why some countries get involved in endless conflicts. I don't think people chose to suffer because of trivial stuffs. There's generally severe factors linked to that. If you consider the reasons to be trivial I'd like you to justify your point of view and bring arguments.