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I would say that the ability to declare war is one of the things that distinguishes us as humans. Even chimpanzees declare war, and for the same reasons we do.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gombe_Chimpanzee_War

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Your second sentence contradicts your first sentence

It's a fringe viewpoint but some knowledgeable people have argued that Pan troglodytes is better called Homo troglodytes. Perhaps GP is among them.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2003/05/chimps-be...

I don' think it matters. Even if Chimps are put on the same branch, 'human', refers to homo sapiens.

GP is indeed amongst them, though I admit I was not clear in my original statement. Chimps (and our chimp-like ancestors) both developed culture, warfare And the beginnings of language. In this sense, ‘human-ness’ is a continuum. For culture see this fascinating material...

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/animal-fashion-som...

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