His argument was that you seem to be under the impression that this dilution has not already happened long ago, which is clearly false. He is not diluting the w

His argument was that you seem to be under the impression that this dilution has not already happened long ago, which is clearly false. He is not diluting the word war: you are just trying to restrict its usage for some reason. Look at the definition, which reflects usage today: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war