An unjust war is just that

I find myself shaking my head a lot these days when engaged in arguments about the Iraq war. Saddam was hunted down, for sure, but at what cost? Do the ends justify the means? Quite simply, I don’t think using the recent Iraqi election as a basis arguing for the case of the war makes any sense. It’s utter nonsense. An unjust war remains an unjust war regardless of outcomes. It simply cannot gain legitimacy because the occupying aggressor deems the result as “democratic” and “favourable;” that’s as ludicrous as suggesting that such a war is legit by virtue of the passage of time.