How is donating equipment to participate in war, not considered going to war?

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Like if someone gave someone a weapon and they were knowingly going to use it for it’s intended purpose, you would technically be an accomplice? So why is this different.

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Fighting a war on multiple fronts is bad, like if it happens you’re probably going to lose bad

Its not considered going to war because considering it going to war is worse for the opponent

If you’re Germany (or Russia) and the US is supplying weapons to the UK (or Ukraine) and you decide “that means war!” then congrats, you’ve overcome America’s isolationism and you’re now fighting yet another enemy who will commit *significantly* more weapons and manpower to the fight and speed up your demise. Oh, and its an opponent who had enough economic might they had military equipment *to spare*

Basically, its not considered going to war because that doesn’t help the person who isn’t receiving the weapons

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