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Originally Posted by Oregon Elephant
Not by my book, just like the war on drugs is not a real war, nor is the card game war. I don't care what the name is, it depends on what it actually is.
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There is a difference between a war on a vague concept and an actual war, as a guerilla war is.
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Originally Posted by Oregon Elephant
According to the Collins Essential English Dictionary (the first definition that they give us), "open armed conflict between two or more countries or groups"
But they also list, "a particular armed conflict" and "any conflict or contest"
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Well even your first definition gives it away - "open armed conflict between two or more countries or groups"
That clearly shows that a guerilla war is a war and by all accounts the conflict in Iraq remains a war.
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