Originally Posted by Rochard

I disagree.

Bombing a foreign country is in fact an act of war, but that doesn't mean we are at war. For example, in 1986 we bombed Libya. But we did not go to war over the bombing.

We can go much further than a bombing too. In the 1980s we invaded Grenada. It was called Operation Urgent Fury. We went in, accomplished our goals, and left. We never declared war. (Random fact... I was in 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, which landed in Grenada although I was in the unit years after this.)

We bombed someone but this doesn't mean we are "at war" with them.