Stage of warfare

[David Barnhart]

The CNN article this morning says:



"Syria is engaging in crimes against humanity and drifting closer to a civil
war."



Is there a scale of events that measures when unrest finally becomes war?  I
would have called what's happening in Syria as Civil War some time ago.



Regards,

David



barnhart at highlands.com

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