Hi Marshal I am inclined to agree that Keysanger has made a point here and that it is probably too strong to have Wikipedia assert as a fact that under international law at that time neither side had actually declared war That is an absolute statement I think the statement should be attributed i e According to X When Wikipedia s voice makes an absolute statement it should be a statement of an uncontested fact Also I am finding it confusing that Keysanger s sources do indeed say that Bolivia declared war not just that Chile thought Bolivia declared war If these historians are wrong the article doesn t help me to understand why they are wrong I am happy to be persuaded otherwise Also could I suggest that having multiple threads open discussing multiple disputes at the same time is probably not ideal Should we try to resolve this point first