Wikpedia "Some have criticized the name "War on Terrorism", by arguing you cannot have a war against a tactic — you can only have a war with a country or an entity[14] (such as against Germany in World War Two, or against a state within a state like Al Qaeda after 9/11). In addition, since "terrorism" is difficult to define (for example, the United Nations still has not reached consensus on a definition of "terrorism") a "War Against Terrorism" has no uncontroversial meaning. Further, this criticism that the title is a misnomer is linked to the argument that "one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter." It has also been noted that by openly declaring "war" on terrorism, this could be read as entitling any terrorists to engage in militant or offensive acts of war with some legitimacy. "It should be noted that, since the 1960s the United States government has declared several "wars" on intangible objects. There was, or is, the War on Poverty, the War on Drugs, the "War on Inflation" (better known as the Whip Inflation Now Campaign), Richard Nixon's declared "War on Cancer," and a general "War on Crime." These programs have met with varying success although, particularly in the case of drugs, have led to a great increase in federal law enforcement activities."