I realize your trying to make a statement not a point but even if you don't believe that Iraq is a true war, and certainly even if you don't believe that we sho

I realize your trying to make a statement not a point but even if you don't believe that Iraq is a true war, and certainly even if you don't believe that we should be fighting in Iraq the Military is undoubtedly operating in a "war mode" right now: Troops are fighting overseas and the Military is preparing more troops to be transferred overseas to fight. That's what war operations are about, not declarations by Congress.