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to answer: sure it is one. it was one both at the time of the attack in 2003, and it has largely continued to be one after Bush declared that "the war is over", up until today. Iraq is very far from being at peace now. both US soldiers and civilians are killed practically every day. while, since there is no regular army opposing the US occupation forces, it cannot be called a straightforward war, it is still a guerilla war alright. not too unlike the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, for example. Quote:
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Not really. The USSR and US at that time were enemies. Both sides were strategically planning to defeat the other. And suddenly one night, Gorbachev then leader of USSR announced their disbandment, which made the US's side sudden loss of headaches.
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Also, the whole thing about asking Mexico to attack the US is bullshit because the Germans would have no gain whatsoever in having the USA go to war. The telegraph, I believe, has been proven to be faked by the British to get the USA involved on their side. |
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But honesly, how on earth with the avaible technology then could German U-tubes distinguish an American ship from a British one without eminent peril? And what were American vessels there for in the first place? Quote:
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Another things that might be good to know is that the UK specially encouraged American tourists to visit England during the war in hopes that US ships with American civilians on them would get sunk (since the Germans had no way of knowing which ships had civvies on them) and make the US get in war.
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Yes, they most certainly did. However, they tended to be small, meaning they'd take a while to sink a merchant ship. Some U-boat captains did in fact conform with the "rules of war" and announce themselves before sinking a ship, but it was rare, as if that ship happened to be armed, it would likely outgun the U boat while be able to take more hits than the U boat, and that's not even getting into the possibility of it being a Q ship. A U-boat's main weapon was it's stealth, remaining undetected by it's target then firing torpedos. This is true of modern subs as well, though they can be armed with quite a bit more than just torpedos.
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and second, while I am pretty much a novice in that theatre of conflict, according to the wiki, those Vietnamese ended up paying tribute to the Mongols nevertheless, fearing further invasion. Quote:
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I thought the Second Gulf War was done by Bush Senior prior to the Clinton Administration. And a quick search on the military conflict:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Gulf_War The current Iraq Military Crisis is known as the Second Persian Gulf War, but it also bears a confusing secondary name as Third Gulf War. |
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a un-provake attack on civilian centers by another country is generally consider a act of war.
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1) Issue a diplomatic apology to India through the ambassy channels. 2) The Pakistan ambassador to India should apologize to the family of the victims and the survivors. 3) Declare an order to seek and arrest all the ones responsible for the Mumbai attacks nationwide in Pakistan. If they cannot do something so simple, then it only indicates that the Pakistan government is actually involved in the dishonorable attacks on Mumbai residents during their dinner hours. On top of this, India should also remove the ones responsible for intelligence and security, since their capabilities are extremely questionable to have slow-responses to the situation and also that they were unable to prevent it from occurring, considering that the militants came by boats. Unless all of these procedures are properly carried out, the idea of "war" should be avoided. Its pointless, except that it will increase the number of casualties and injured on both sides. |
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An apology (why the hell should they apologize if it wasn't their fault?) doesn't prove or disprove anything. If I was Pakistan and I had really ordered such an attack on India, hell, the first thing I'd do is condemn it and stage a pursuit attempt on the "perpetrators" because it makes people like you think I don't have anything to do with it.
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