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'''Red Soldier #1''': I mean, what's the point? It can't be for the land because everything is burned, bombed, or polluted. It can't be for the money because there isn't anything left to spend it on. So what is it? Religion? Why do we fight?
'''Red Soldier #2''': [[Mathematician's Answer|To win the war]].
'''Red Soldier #1''': Meh, works for me.
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Two factions are fighting over... something. The original reason has either been completely forgotten or reduced to a historical footnote. They've been fighting for so long that no one can remember anything except the war. Sometimes, both sides will have an infinite supply of troops via some [[Applied Phlebotinum]].
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*** Heck, Alexander's conquest only put a brief pause to the conflict. One thousand years later, Greeks and Persians were ''still'' fighting each other.
* See also the [[wikipedia:Arauco War|Arauco War]], which started in 1536 and ended circa 1883. And [[wikipedia:Coordinadora Arauco-Malleco|some people]] want to start it back up again.
* [[The Crusades]] started when the Byzantine Emperor began drumming up recruits in the West, and the Pope thought it a good way to [[Genghis Gambit|get rid of unruly knights.]] Or they started when Muslim invasions triggered an on and off series of wars between Christians, and Muslims and-whoever. Or they are still going on. Or [[Your Mileage May Vary|however]]. And yes, you are [[Xanatos Roulette|getting the idea.]]
* Bizarre sort-of-well-not-really examples: [[wikipedia:List of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity|Various wars]] have lasted a long time because people forgot the war was officially still going on. The [[wikipedia:Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War|Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years' War]] is notable for having no casualties, with no shots fired.
* Inversion: The [[wikipedia:Anglo-Zanzibar War|Anglo-Zanzibar war]] lasted somewhere between 33 and 45 minutes.
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