OK I WAS WONDERING HOW DO YOU DEFINE WAR. BECAUSE IVE HEARD SEVERAL PEOPLE SAYING IRAQ IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A WAR.
2007-12-12 08:59:12 · 9 answers · asked by ACESFULL 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
In the United States, war is declared by Congress against another nation. If Congress has not declared war against another nation, then we're not *technically* at war. What's going on in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to that definition as well as according to the military's own definition, is a "Stability & Support Operation", or SASO (sometimes also referred to "Military Operation Other Than Warfare, or MOOTW). We're not fighting Iraq; Iraq's government and its military are our allies. The same can be said for Afghanistan. Who we're fighting in both countries is a mix of former regime elements, homegrown insurgents, sectarian militias, terror cells of Al Qaeda and other affiliated or non-affiliated terror groups, and foreign fighters. None of those constitutes a legitimate government or legitimate military.
2007-12-12 09:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by ಠ__ಠ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, many classify a war as being against an army, thus Saddam's Army being defeated was the end to the war. But those same people use the term War on Terror a lot, so go figure. For me, it is any large scale military conflict where you are considered an enemy by one of the groups.
2007-12-12 17:08:22 · answer #2 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Trust Me, Iraq is a War Zone
2007-12-12 20:16:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
War is usually defined between two country's, in Iraq there was a "war" with Saddam (Iraq), since 2003 there are battles going on with Insurgents, not a war with Iraq!
2007-12-12 17:03:31 · answer #4 · answered by oldmarine08 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Iraq was a war, also including Afghanistan. War is an armed conflict between 2 or more countries, involving a unprovoked attack on one of the countries involved
2007-12-12 17:17:34 · answer #5 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no war in Iraq because war was not declared. THe last war we fought was WW2.
2007-12-12 17:17:36 · answer #6 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"War, it's fantastic"
A quote from the movie Hot Shots Part Deux"
Loved that movie.
2007-12-12 17:37:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
"War is Hell". War is achieved when violence is imposed upon another to fight for or in defense of anything.
2007-12-12 17:30:08 · answer #8 · answered by 2U2 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
War is when two groups of peaple go out with weopeans and kill each other.
2007-12-12 17:07:30 · answer #9 · answered by IFTL (Pro Harley Davidsons) 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋