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A '''Proxy war''' is a [[war]] instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved. Governments sometimes wage proxy wars because they lack domestic and international legal authority to fight a direct conflict.<ref>https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/06/what-exactly-is-a-proxy-war/</ref>
A '''Proxy war''' is a [[war]] instigated by a major power which does not itself become involved. Governments sometimes wage proxy wars because they lack domestic and international legal authority to fight a direct conflict.<ref>https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/06/what-exactly-is-a-proxy-war/</ref>
{{Anchor|Keith Kellogg}}
Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg described the [[sociopath]]ology of a proxy war to the [[United States Congress]] as the "acme of professionalism" to use proxy forces that "takes a strategic adversary off the table" without "using any US troops."<ref>https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1631390869487067136?lang=en</ref>
Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg described the [[sociopath]]ology of a proxy war to the [[United States Congress]] as the "acme of professionalism" to use proxy forces that "takes a strategic adversary off the table" without "using any US troops."<ref>https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1631390869487067136?lang=en</ref>