Originally posted by Viss1:
This is why I've always thought the term "war on terror" was overly-simplistic.



And technicly inacurrate if you think about it.

Or will future wars fail to be declared by Congress? Granted, Congress believed all the intel we had against Iraq, and motivated the Pres to begin a conflict; but they never Declared War. Was it to prevent native Iraqi's from thinking that we would have an imperialistic approach? Or to keep the skeptical International community from blasting our choice of declaring a full out war on Iraq.

Just questions I pose. I wonder how the American public would react differently if Congress declared a state of war. I feel people would carry more of a sense of responisbility for their government's actions.

I really can't speak for our resident veterans, but so far every veteran I've talked to has repeatedly stated the conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan are CAMPAIGNS that were never declared war. I despise reading "War in Iraq" just because CNN says that's what it is. (This is not a personal attack at you, Viss! )