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Taitertots

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4. Can a country be committing acts of war but still not be at war?

Reply to Comrade Grumpy (Original post)

Sat Sep 14, 2013, 04:35 PM

Sep 2013

Arming opposition forces is an act of war. I think it means we are currently at war.

If they did it to us would we call it war? Yes, so we are at war with them.

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Uh, chemical negotiations notwithstanding, we are at war with Syria. Let's not forget that. [View all] Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 OP

the Iraq War Resolution passed in Oct. 2002. The Iraq War started March 2003... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #1

Correct. Thus the push for war is not a moral issue on Chemical weapons. DirkGently Sep 2013 #2

Technically wrong. Aiding one side in a civil war is not actually being "at war". Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #3

"War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will." grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #6

I agree it is a minor point. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #9

If Assad sent Hezbollah to bomb our US armed forces trainers in Jordan, that's not war, either? Comrade Grumpy Sep 2013 #10

If hezbollah used resources within Jordan, as in people living in Jordan, no. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #11

Wargasm Interruptus. bvar22 Sep 2013 #8

Can a country be committing acts of war but still not be at war? Taitertots Sep 2013 #4

No. "War therefore is an act of violence to compel our opponent to fulfill our will" Von Clausewitz grahamhgreen Sep 2013 #5

Dunno why we have to stick our nose into every freakin' conflict on Earth. Jester Messiah Sep 2013 #7