To: Native American Female Vet
To: exodus "When the enemy is trying to kill you - that's a war even if Congress is of a contrary opinion. Actually, the enemy may be trying to kill Congress - still, you will notice, they are afraid of going through the formality of declaring war..."
"...Still, I've been "shot at" - twice now!"
It's a war.
You guys want to quibble around the edges, go ahead.
It's still a war no matter what you or Congress say."
# 291 by muawiyah
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You're being emotional, muawiyah.
By that kind of reasoning, a group of "kids" shooting at your house would plunge our nation into war. Never mind that there isn't an enemy nation to point at, they shot at me, so we're at war.
Normal police procedure can be used to fight terrorism, muawiyah.
Remember all the aircraft hijacking 30 years ago? The government didn't violate any rights, but they managed to stop the highjackings anyway.
We are under no danger of losing our nation, or our way of life, because of terrorists. Terrorists can't restrict our rights. That danger comes from our government, and it's un-Constitutional, un-official "war."
On the other hand, saying there is no war when there is, in fact, war, is stupid. It's also highly offensive to those who are under attack.