How is the Trojan War similar to the war you see today?

Soldiers die, often for no good real effect; civilians suffer; resources are wasted. Usually the financial cost of waging war ends up far outweighing the financial cost of coming to a settlement. Not always apparent in the beginning of course: America was still mired in the aftermath of the Great Depression in 1939 when World War 2 erupted, and by sitting on the sidelines staged an economic recovery selling resources to belligerents. However as the war in Europe and the Pacific dragged on, the costs mounted to staggering proportions. The Greeks were very conscious of this and usually employed an arbitrator (usually another uncommitted city-state) to try to settle problems by other means, however when personal gain or aggrandisement took over, these processes failed, war ensued and major disruption, damage, disruption, loss of lifeand human misery ensued.