If war is a form of population control and economic stimulation then....?

Close. The people that get into the services are far from the best. The best are attending Harvard, Princeton, Yale, etc. The people joining the services are at least the ones that see a way out of a crappy life that they are in. In the past it is true about population and economics but now many issues have changed to change that. One, economically, The costs, corruption and out sourcing of manufacturing actually make it an economical nightmare. ( Now the USA has a 9 Trillion dollar deficit ) Two, with media at hand lives lost in wars will be far less significant than car crashes, disease, and even accidental homicide.