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The definition of war does not address the ferocity or

Posted on: January 4, 2020 at 10:20:29 CT
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duration of the conflict.

Killing General Salmonella was an act of war. We have likely been in a state of war with iran for a while.

It needn’t evolve into WWIII or boots on the ground or regime change.

Don’t fluck with us. If you poke the bear, you’re gonna get hurt.
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noun, often attributive
ˈwȯr
Collegiate Definition (Entry 1 of 4)
1a(1) : a state of usually open and declared armed hostile conflict between states or nations
(2) : a period of such armed conflict
(3) : STATE OF WAR

b : the art or science of warfare
c(1) obsolete : weapons and equipment for war

(2) archaic : soldiers armed and equipped for war

2a : a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism
b : a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end
a class war
a war against disease
c : VARIANCE, ODDS sense 2

Edited by hokie at 10:21:18 on 01/04/20
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The definition of war does not address the ferocity or - hokie VT - 1/4 10:20:29
     RE: The definition of war does not address the ferocity or - sarasotatiger MU - 1/4 11:17:11
     Don’t wars have to be declared? - El-ahrairah BAMA - 1/4 10:31:15
     Reject war. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 1/4 10:28:57
          tell that to the Ayatollah - Ferg STL - 1/4 10:31:57
               why? the US is making war (nm) - pickle MU - 1/4 10:34:38
               I don't give two ****s about Ayatollah. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 1/4 10:33:22
                    you really don't care about war - Ferg STL - 1/4 10:36:11
                         Run along now and be scared of the Boogeymen, Ferg. - Newcatbirdseat MU - 1/4 10:38:06
                              your boogeyman is the US - Ferg STL - 1/4 10:40:19
                                   BOO! (nm) - Newcatbirdseat MU - 1/4 10:41:03
          That’s so sweet. I’m sure you’re a very nice woman. Nm - hokie VT - 1/4 10:31:11
               grow up (nm) - pickle MU - 1/4 10:34:52
     The US began its warmaking against Iran in 1953 - pickle MU - 1/4 10:28:21
     Yes, the US has been in a state of war with Iran for a very - ummmm MU - 1/4 10:27:13
          This is another skirmish in ongoing conflict. It needn’t - hokie VT - 1/4 10:35:10
               the US is the bully here. remove the fleece (nm) - pickle MU - 1/4 10:38:47
               This is a big shot over the bow. Soleimani was a respected - ummmm MU - 1/4 10:37:01
                    It was an unmistakable show of our ability and willingness - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/4 10:38:43
                         That makes my skin crawl. - ummmm MU - 1/4 10:49:30
                              Well, that is the high stakes game here - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/4 10:52:23
                                   so cavalier about murder. no respect for life at all - pickle MU - 1/4 10:58:50
                                   It's not a game. - ummmm MU - 1/4 10:53:06
                                        Of course it's not a game - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/4 10:55:03
                                             lol, man. just lol. "It is what fo pol is all about" - if - 90Tiger STL - 1/4 11:42:51
                                             No, it's not what all foreign policy is about. - ummmm MU - 1/4 11:32:11
                                                  Correct, and any action you take to achieve those ends - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/4 12:08:07
                                                       Well, consistently bombing other countries will not attain - ummmm MU - 1/4 12:27:02
                                                            There are times to use the carrot - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/4 13:54:02
                                             “it is what all foreign policy is about” - pickle MU - 1/4 10:59:50
     Some, certainly not all, react emotionally based on the - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/4 10:23:22
          If reversed, U S General killed in Irac by Iran-act of war?(nm) - Mo Texan MU - 1/4 10:28:47
               Far less than that could be an act of war - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/4 10:32:13
                    Maybe, but what is and what should be are rarely the same(nm) - Mo Texan MU - 1/4 10:39:29
          And america haters will use various definitions to say that - hokie VT - 1/4 10:26:28
               RE: And america haters will use various definitions to say that - sarasotatiger MU - 1/4 11:15:04




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