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Discover Ludwig"resort to war" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It refers to the act of using war or violence as a means of resolving a conflict or achieving a goal. Example: "The two nations were unable to reach a peaceful resolution, so they ultimately resorted to war as a last resort."
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"The international community should only resort to war as a last resort," he told diplomats.
Resort to war becomes more costly when a state is faced with the prospects of a collective condemnation.
One of the revelations in the 9/11 commission report was the casualness of the resort to war.
"We have no choice but to resort to war kitties — may God have mercy on our souls".
"I do not see personally how we can stop the process of resolution 1441 and resort to war".
Hence only the members of the government responsible for decisions about the resort to war act impermissibly when a state fights an unjust war.
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The Africans were both cheated and invaded, and they resorted to war.
A great man only resorts to war as a last resort".
A nation is deemed a belligerent even when resorting to war in order to withstand or punish an aggressor.
A Constitutional Unionist to his bones, Breckinridge believed that slavery could be resolved without resorting to war.
It led the effort to contain the Soviet Union and international Communism, without resorting to war or appeasement.
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