If any expert on world events, politics or conflict was asked to explain what caused the war between San Francesca and Dileag, they might point to the accusations made by Dileag that San Francesca had been harbouring the Dileag fugitive, accusations which seemed less unfounded when the fugitive presented himself at the feet of the Dileag president in a highly visible fashion.They may point to the pride of the San Francescans, and argue that their sovereignty had been compromised, both through these accusations, still unproven, and the seemingly repeated attacks on their own soil, most recently, on the family home of the fugitive, and on the city's landmark bridge.They may argue that the breaking point was San Francesca's own complaints in regards to both these accusations and the ensuing bombing, and that these complaints were taken as a insult by the Republic of Dileag, with the president more than once repeating the mantra that in politics, "nobody tells us what to do."They may even point to San Francesca's exposure to the bystander footage of the fugitive kneeling before the president, and the assumption they made that the young man had been kidnapped - on the basis that nobody would be stupid enough to approach the president voluntarily - and the order given to San Francesca's Minister of Communications to demand an explanation from Dileag in a last ditch attempt at diplomacy, with a 72 hour deadline given for a response, and the failure of the Minister of Communications to do this because she was unable to read the order.But in truth, even without these "escalating factors," war between San Francesca and Dileag was inevitable. When two rival feminine forces are in close enough proximity, the latent antagonism this will generate will inevitably result in conflict, and this conflict will absorb as many men-folk as it can possibly consume. It was only a matter of time before this conflict would erupt, and that time was now.