Hi Eden,

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Conventional armies can fight across the spectrum of war, to include employing terrorism. Insurgents can employ terrorist tactics, or traditional "Maoist" insurgency tactics, or they can fight conventionally. Both sculptors and demolition teams use hammers and chisels. So defining the type of war by looking at who shows up to fight it, or by the weapons employed, seems to me to be an exercise in futility.
It strikes me that you are confusing the event - "war" - with the players . I was trying to define types of "war" (events) rather than types of players. Iraq is a good example of a situation where types have segued into each other, so being able to name and recognize the different types allows for the employment of a segued doctrine and actions based on what is actually happening.

Marc