But that were pretty much pro forma, after the Occupier pretty much signaled they were ready to throw in the towel.

And long after the average Jane and Joe on the street could be expected to care even a whit about about what was happening in that far-off nominal protectorate, or why.

I feel like we're just chasing are tails with definitions. Even countries like North and South Korea have discourse. I guess the original article was a little rigid with its 2 definitions. Since countries have stopped declaring war, formally ending Wars how to become a lot less clear