The phrase "war initiated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe the beginning or commencement of a conflict or military action.
Example: "The war initiated by the invasion of neighboring territories changed the course of history."
Alternatives: "war commenced" or "war started".
How many more people must die in a war initiated without a "strategy"?
GOP strategists are worried about the trade war initiated by Trump turning some farmers off to the party.
In 1950 the outbreak of the Korean War initiated, under Soviet pressure, a vast rearmament program in the country.
As recently as 1990, Turkey's ambassador to the US, Nuzhet Kandemir, claimed the Armenian deaths were, "a result of a tragic civil war initiated by Armenian nationalists".
Gateway, which is based in San Diego, has been pummeled since last fall by weak consumer demand for personal computers and by the impact of a price war initiated by Dell Computer, regarded as the industry's lowest-cost producer.
EMC was also blindsided by a price war initiated by Hitachi Data Systems, a unit of Hitachi Ltd., the deep-pocketed Japanese company, and joined by I.B.M.'s data storage division.
Both Obama and Cameron inherited wars initiated by others.
In wars initiated after wide-ranging public debate, this helped to strengthen the nation's resolve and fuel a spirit of sacrifice and collective endeavor.
The White House, mindful of Obama's pledge to end the ground wars initiated by his predecessor, has sought to minimize the combat role of American forces in Iraq.
An even more important constraint, in the view of many of the Presidential experts, is that the trauma of Vietnam and the general disillusionment at its conclusion have discredited wars initiated solely by the President.
Not unlike the bedding wars initiated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts in the late '90s, motels have been upgrading their interiors, doing away with those dreadful floral bedspreads and in many cases adding amenities that rival those of more upscale properties.
