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> First the meaning of "war" needs to be defined. FWIW, in the US, only Congress can declare war.

The Korean War was not approved by congress. And I don't see the point of bringing semantics into it. Are you saying that the Vietnam War, to take one, was not a war because there was no formal declaration of war?

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I was not sure about Korea, but I am sure your are correct.

For Vietnam, yes, if you look back the Vietnam War was officially called a "Police Action".

The politicians back then knew it was not a "real war" because war was not declared, so they came up with a new name. Since then, the politicians do not even pretend to follow the law.

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