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raccoon

(32,468 posts) Sat Jun 24, 2017, 01:53 PM Jun 2017

What's the word when a country does warlike

Things in another country but it's not a real war?

Such as the US in Somalia.

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What's the word when a country does warlike (Original Post) raccoon Jun 2017 OP

War unblock Jun 2017 #1

military intervention Motley13 Jun 2017 #2

Police action? Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2017 #3

"Spreading democracy", helping " freedom fighters"? nt 7wo7rees Jun 2017 #4

Nakes raw intervention malaise Jun 2017 #5

Bellicosity. bluedigger Jun 2017 #6

diet war. pansypoo53219 Jun 2017 #7

War crimes... Trial_By_Fire Jun 2017 #8

Conflict? As ridiculous as it seems, the war in Vietnam was labeled a "conflict" too. n/t Buckeye_Democrat Jun 2017 #9

unblock

(56,262 posts)

1. War

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 01:58 PM

Jun 2017

Motley13

(3,867 posts)

2. military intervention

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:01 PM

Jun 2017

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)

3. Police action?

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:14 PM

Jun 2017

7wo7rees

(5,128 posts)

4. "Spreading democracy", helping " freedom fighters"? nt

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:30 PM

Jun 2017

malaise

(297,970 posts)

5. Nakes raw intervention

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 02:34 PM

Jun 2017

at will - it's a real war to the Somali people.

bluedigger

(17,450 posts)

6. Bellicosity.

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 03:46 PM

Jun 2017

pansypoo53219

(23,175 posts)

7. diet war.

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 03:59 PM

Jun 2017

Trial_By_Fire

(624 posts)

8. War crimes...

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 04:04 PM

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Buckeye_Democrat

(15,539 posts)

9. Conflict? As ridiculous as it seems, the war in Vietnam was labeled a "conflict" too. n/t

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Sat Jun 24, 2017, 04:06 PM

Jun 2017

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