I was thinking about this for a long time. Sorry if it's a :repost: Here is my conslusion:

They are not justified because they are fighting for their dictator, and not their country. If they were fighting for their country, it would be justified and different. I believe the Vietnamese were justified. They wanted independance. But we are clearly not trying to invade and conquer...we are liberating. Whether the Iraqi troops know it or not is another question.

Any thoughts on this? It bothered me for a good portion of the day when I suggested that a person could kill for his country and be justified and someone posed that question to me.