war

War refers to the existence of an armed conflict or battle between nations, states, or independent sovereign entities, typically arising after a declaration of war. It is an act of military force wherein political opposition is carried out by rival military forces for the purpose of protecting or forcibly changing governmental policies and practices.

War is often viewed as a last resort and requires justification, which includes rules of engagement. From antiquity, war has been fought on tactical fronts and has always employed soldier or warriors in the act of fighting.

Wars are fought in campaigns, which are a succession of military operations. A war is considered to have been victorious if the opponent surrenders or if either party wins a majority of campaigns.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “war”

• in Politics
  The Journey of Art in Times of War
  If art appeals to the senses and emotions, surely war will and should elicit emotions regarding the state of humanity.
  by prime63 / on Oct 13, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “war”

• Are Americans Too Broken for the Truth to Set Us Free?

  
  Therearenosunglasses's Weblog — Authority: 552
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• Futile to blame India, US for terror emanating from within Pak: Editorial

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Islamabad, Dec. 11 (ANI): While the Pakistani leadership has been blaming foreign countries such as India and the United States for the recent wave of terror attacks in the country, which have claimed the lives of hundreds of innocent people, an editorial in one of country’s leading English dailies has said that it ...
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• Cleansing Toxins and Cellulite with Aromatherapy

  
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• Dante’s Inferno Demo Impressions PS3

  
  The Koalition | The Video Game & Hip Hop Authority — Authority: 489
  Watch gameplay here . Dante’s Inferno is Visceral Games new 3rd person action game based on the version of the afterlife based on the  13th century  Italian poet Dante Alighieri in part one of his epic classic, “The Divine Comedy.” You assume the role of Dante, who descends into Hell after returning home to ...
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• NATO wants Russia to help more in Afghanistan (AP)

  
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  AP - NATO wants Russia to help the escalating war effort in Afghanistan by donating more weapons — including AK-47 assault rifles, grenade launchers, field artillery and armored vehicles — and by providing other military assistance to the expanding Afghan army, officials said Friday.
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• The Peace Candidate Myth: “Yeswecanistan”

  
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• Anoncontest.org: Project Scientology Fails

  
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• A hard rain’s a gonna fall

  
  Kings of War — Authority: 538
  Lean times lie ahead for the military. Perhaps very lean. The IFS has crunched the numbers and the figure being bandied is a 20% cut in portfolios including defence,  in order to maintain spending pledged elsewhere and still cut the deficit. That’s steep. I’ve always been more optimistic about Afghanistan than ...
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• President Obama Nobel Peace Prize Speech Video | War Is A Necessity, Apparently

  
  Web TV Hub — Authority: 486
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• Three Red Lights Podcast Episode 132

  
  CastMedium — Authority: 141
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• Afghan war escalation

  
  Dear Kitty. Some blog — Authority: 147
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• War hero wins flagpole battle

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
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• Peace through strength

  
  Cranach: The Blog of Veith — Authority: 537
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• Shell profits from Iraq war

  
  Dear Kitty. Some blog — Authority: 147
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• God Of War III Takes Over NYC

  
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  But nobodys allowed to talk about it.
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• New Release: Perry Plastic War of the Roses

  
  Warlord Games — Authority: 119
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• Obama’s ‘eloquent’ Nobel Peace Prize speech gets him plaudits from left and right

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
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• Sri Lanka strives to recover after end of civil war (Yearender)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
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• stimulator: 12 Monkeys

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 492
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• Thailand Premiere of “Lost and Found: Legacy of the USS Lagarto”

  
  Big Blue Tech News — Authority: 425
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