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Neither the American Civil War nor Vietnam were declared wars. The US Civil War couldn't be declared because "how can you declare against yourself?" Vietnam couldn't be declared because that meant total war, which meant fighting to win using any available weapon; which meant using the "Atomic Bomb." (And using nukes was out!)

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