Reply #79: You incorrectly assume that a state of war can only exist between two states. Correcting for that

[BzaDem]

false assumption (as Steve is doing) is not equivalent to accepting Bush's global war on terror theory.

If Pakistan is either explicitly or implicitly harboring terrorists, we will go after those terrorists. This has been the case before Bush -- Clinton himself ordered the assassination of OBL. He didn't need "permission" from the host country, or even to inform them.

On the other hand, if accepted your false assumption, and the only way to deal with Bin Laden was inform Pakistan, they would have likely helped him escape. THEN I would not be surprised at all if we entered a state of war with Pakistan. So not only is your theory incorrect as a matter of factual accuracy, but your theory has the side consequence of resulting in more war between states (not less).