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June 15, 2009 02:55 PM

Iraq conflict or Iraq war? What is the difference?

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June 15, 2009 03:02 PM | view on twitter
Assuming this is an American related question.

I'm not an expert, but I recall that only the US Congress can declare War. This hasn't happened since WWII, therefore the current engagement(s) overseas are called conflicts.

I know this because for a time vets were having trouble getting their benefits because Vietnam and Korea were considered 'conflicts' or even 'Police Actions'
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_action



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