That is fundamental misunderstanding of the world. Or, ignorance. Just my opinion, but I'm right :)
Perhaps you would like to give a definition of war. Personally, I like: "A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties." Maybe you think we can't be at war with al-Qaida, or their lesser brethren, because they don't fit the political science definition of a nation state. I say, go back to the classroom, because the PoliSci textbooks were having to reevaluate their nation-state-exclusive theories dating from the Treaty of Westphalia in light of the new world of NGOs and international organizations even when I was in college.