Here's Why John Kerry's Vow Against 'War' In Syria Means Nothing (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

[unhappycamper]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/06/syria-war_n_3869481.html

Here's Why John Kerry's Vow Against 'War' In Syria Means Nothing (GRAPHIC IMAGES)
Nick Wing
Melissa Jeltsen
Posted: 09/06/2013 1:53 pm EDT | Updated: 09/07/2013 7:09 pm EDT

Secretary of State John Kerry made the case to Congress this week for military intervention in Syria, following a devastating chemical weapons attack allegedly carried out by Syrian government forces last month.

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"We don't believe we are going to go to war in the classic sense of taking American troops and America to war," Kerry said.

Kerry's insistence on that matter and the ongoing debate over whether President Barack Obama actually needs congressional approval for military intervention in Syria -- the White House insists he doesn't -- raise key questions: How exactly do we define "war," and is the official definition, under which Congress declares war and commits troops, really what matters most?

Below, 11 photos from prior U.S. military engagements. Can you tell which ones are from actual "wars," which ones are from "not-wars," and which ones are from whatever lies between?




Not War



Not War

[Little Star]

1. War by any other name is still war.

Only congress can declare war, right?

So they just name most of our wars something else.

k&r

[blkmusclmachine]

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