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Trump bombs Venezuelan land for first time: Is war imminent? (www.aljazeera.com)

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That depends on whether you are using the colloquial and international law definition, or the US formal definition. It's only a war if Congress declares it, else it's just a sparkling police action.

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

~~Sparkling~~ special military operation.