If someone punched you in the mouth, would you ask bystanders what to do or would you hit back "unilaterally"?

Question

If you said "hit him back," then why should we wait on permission from the United Nations or any other country, to protect and defend ourselves?

Answer 1

We shouldn't have to wait on permission to protect and/or defend ourselves.  The argument people are making is that we weren't actually attacked by Iraq, which is technically true.  We were attacked by terrorists who happened to have financial backing from individuals in Iraq.  The difficult thing is convincing people that the media *might* just be doing a little creative editing of their own to bring in more ratings.  Those of us who have actually fought for our country know the real deal.