casus belli - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • create: So who was it who had been planning since before 9/11 to create a fraudulent casus belli against Saddam?
  • find: Now he has found a casus belli where the country will be behind him.
  • have: But Britain must have a casus belli, a reason to wage aggression against a foreign state.

Adjective modifier

  • convincing: Could it really be presented as a convincing casus belli?
  • Iraqi: Use forces already in theater ( 3 x 6,000 ), continuous air campaign, initiated by an Iraqi casus belli.

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