By no means complete, but here's a few "definitions" for your hash pipe:
- Gulf of Tonkin
- Haiti
- Kosovo
- 450 Haphazard missiles into Iraq and Sudanese Aspirin factories
- Even more haphazardly directed missiles into empty tents in Afghanistan, after Clinton just missed catching Bin Laden on a Sudanese silver platter
And all beyond reproach by your kind, since they're 'Rat wars.
Sure thing. My definition would be, the active planning and endeavor by the Government of the United States to seek out, neutralize and/or destroy all persons conspiring to do harm to the United States or its citizens, whether those persons comprise the government of a foreign state (e.g., The Taliban, Saddam Hussein), a collective of individuals joined in common purpose against the United States (e.g., Al Qu'aeda), or specific individuals on a singular basis. The term "war" would be most applicable in the sense that the diplomatic niceties of, say, international criminal procedings, hold no bearing and pose no obstacle to the furtherance of the aims of the Government of the United States - if Yemen won't go and seize known Al Qu'aeda operatives, we will bomb said operatives with impunity via unmanned Predator drones equipped with Hellfire missiles.
I hope that's helpful to you.
War is an enemy state attacking and killing thousands of our brothers and sisters on our soil on September 11, 2001. The enemy was the rulers of Afghanistan, the Taliban, and their partners in the war crime, Al Queda. Bush has declared war and has proceeded since that date as if we are in a state of war. This is a good thing, cleary differentiating him from idiots like yourself who must light a candle to see the sun.
BTW, at every single turn and point where the American judicial system or legislative bodies have interacted with the Executive branch during this war, countless courts filled with judges and lawyers much brighter than yourself with regard to constitutional law have upheld virtually every decision and action the Executive branch and military have taken in treating and prosecuting these people as enemy war combatants -- even those handful who are US citizens.
Go get a real argument.
War -- A conflict carried on by force of arms between parties. A state or period of armed hostility or active military operations.
West Point taught me the definition of war and since you seemed to be asleep on 9-11 ... I'll let you in on a little secret .... the other side is NOT fighting by the recognized international rules of combat and therefore they are they NOT entitled to many provisions protecting them. Having said that .... my brother another West Pointer .... just came back from Bagram and it is clear to me that those terrorists deserve that sleep deprivation (it is amazing what happens after 4 days without sleep). If he is guilty (or does not cut a deal ASAP) I am sure he will be tried and then killed.