Peter: you might find this interesting <file_other> The title sounds like a clickbait but there's a lot of interesting thoughts with no brainwash attempts. You'll like it
Martha: Give me a sec.
Peter: Sure
Martha: An interesting article indeed. I still think the whole idea of that conflict is a bit blown out of proportion to control the masses. Us vs them. In reality, both China and the US are capably of being fully independent.
Peter: I agree to a certain extent.
Martha: Elaborate please
Peter: The "we have to create  a state of permanent threat for people to need us" approach but as a historian I know everything works in cycles of war.
Martha: There are plenty of wars out there. And they are both so huge that their internal doings should be fully sustainable. Plus the US makes enormous profit on arms industry. 
Peter: If you want profit from arms industry, you need wars. More wars = more profit
Martha: I just think the conflict wouldn't make sense from an economic standpoint. And as much of a crackpot Trump is, he realizes that.
Peter: We're talking about the same Trump who refused meeting with Putin at the g20 summit after Russia attacked the Ukraine?
Martha: I honestly believe they discuss their issues behind closed doors. Known each other for years.
Peter: Yes, but had the meet happened, he would've had to condemn Putin on an international arena. So he remedied the situation by avoiding it completely.
Martha: That doesn't matter. It's just PR stunts anyway. Mostly. And the US doesn't really care about Europe
Peter: They never have. But they have quite a large influence on Us policies
Martha: That doesn't really matter either. It's not the government who will decide but corporate lobbyists. 
Peter: Yes but if they feel like they want to retain control they will just need an excuse to start something
Martha: Not without business support. It's all about making money anyway, what does "power" even mean anymore?
Peter: Power always needs conflict
Peter and Martha discuss world politics after Peter sends Martha an article. Martha doesn't think that the US will go to war as it's not profitable. Peter believes that certain groups might push for an armed conflict to profit more. Peter believes history works in cycles of war.