www.jimbyrd.com ^ | 04/04/2011 | Jim Byrd
Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 10:51:34 AM by jim byrd
Oh, the times they are a-changin'.
Seems like just yesterday that when one nation aggressively amasses eleven U.S. naval ships, which include three submarines, two destroyers, and various sundries of amphibious and supply ships, in another nation's sea, starts launching missiles, rockets, and whatnot at said country, dispatches fighter jets on bombing missions around said country--especially the leader of said country's personal compound--receives return fire that downs a dispatched fighter jet, this was called a war. Mr. Webster describes said action as thus: "a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air."
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