[quote=@Retired]I could be mistaken, but I believe the war didn't actually start until five years ago. The five years before that were the Reach pretending to be buddy-buddy with Earth. 

Great to see you back in one of these. Looking forward to this rendition of Ollie.
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Actually, the war [i]ended[/i] five years ago. In the time since, Lord and Waller gained enough of a foothold to make it into office. The time of The Reach's deception lasted for about a year and then the four years after was when the war was fought, with Superman's intervention ending it.