• eatmyass [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Two states fighting against each other for the other state’s territory or resources is not a war unless they declare war?

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        Right, but we’re just talking in the abstract. You have a definition of war, I’m asking if there is a conventional war, one state opposing another site, trying to gain the other’s resources or territory - you don’t consider this a war unless both countries explicitly declare war on the other?

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          you don’t consider this a war unless both countries explicitly declare war on the other?

          An invasion sure, but not technically a war.

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            Ok, then I guess I have no response. I disagree, but I doubt either of us is going to convince the other. I will just say, if something is functionally a war I believe it should be considered a war, regardless of if the parties to the conflict are calling it that.