Quote Originally Posted by revelarts View Post
The US Now Involved In 134 Wars
Or none, depending on your definition of 'war'.

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So how many wars is the US fighting right now? Somewhere between zero and 134. Here’s the rationale:


"Total # of wars: 0
Congress hasn’t declared war since 1942 so there is no war right now.
Okay, that makes no sense.
Total # of wars: 5
This maybe sounds more reasonable.
Consider the definition of war put forth by Linda Bilmes (Harvard Kennedy School) and Michael Intriligator (UCLA), who defined war in a 2013 paper as “conflicts where the US is launching extensive military incursions, including drone attacks, but that are not officially ‘declared.'”
By that definition, the United States is at war in five places right now: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia and Yemen.

Total # of wars: 134

Whoa!
Surprising, right? In 2013, the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) — one of the nine organizational units that make up the Unified Combatant Command — had special operations forces (SOFs) in 134 countries, where they were either involved in combat, special missions, or advising and training foreign forces. (Mostly this last thing, according to public statements.)"







http://www.mintpressnews.com/us-now-...4-wars/196846/
So, what conclusion are you hinting at ?

That, for the sake of a perceived 'tally' you don't like, that's reason enough to be kinder to, say, terrorist enemies ?