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		Maxious 5 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Where things stand with the Department of War We can use the word war because Iran used the word war. But it is not a War in the constitutional sense. Or something.

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nerdsniper 5 days ago [–]

Trump also says it's war. Different parts of US government leadership are arguing opposite tacks. That said, it's clearly intended to create an existential threat to Iran, so it's plainly obvious that the USA started an actual war.

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