... neighboring Kuwait. By replacing Saddam's regime with one founded on democratic ideals, the chance for Middle East and world peace moves much closer to becoming a reality. As noted by Weigel, "Classic "just war" thinking begins with moral obligations: the obligation of rightly constituted public authorities to defend the security of those for whom they have assumed responsibility, and the obligation to ... defend the peace of order in world affairs" (8). In his speech, Barnes also notes that the war in Iraq must be proven as "just" in order to gain support in both national and internati...

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