You didn’t provide any language from the constitution that would indicate specifically what language is required to ‘declare war’ other than what was used when Congress authorized the use of force against Iraq. Therefore, I see no reason to believe other than that war was declared and the Paulestinians are just being nutty again.
Really?
Well, according to the Bush administration war hasn't been declared, only the use of force was justified.
GONZALES: There was not a war declaration, either in connection with Al Qaida or in Iraq. It was an authorization to use military force. I only want to clarify that, because there are implications. Obviously, when you talk about a war declaration, you're possibly talking about affecting treaties, diplomatic relations. And so there is a distinction in law and in practice. And we're not talking about a war declaration. This is an authorization only to use military force.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_the_United_States