text: is the iraqi war immoral and illegal? so says the 216th general assembly, "military action against iraq" as "unwise, immoral and illegal," this is a question that historians are going to be writing about for centuries to come... if our planet last that long.  of course, the war in iraq is illegal and immoral. it really doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that.  the problem is that most americans don't want to believe that they have supported, funded with their tax dollars and flat believed in a war that has killed 600,000+ civilians. they can't...  you see, the human mind can only handle so much guilt. i guess i am saying that most ppl actually have a 'need' to believe it was for a just cause.  put it this way, say a guy came to you very excited and confident that in 1 week the family next door was going to blow up your house. say he went on and on about how he heard this and saw the bombs they had etc...  so, you said ok go get him and here is some money to go buy the weapons you need to get him out.  the next day the guy raids the neighbors house, captures him but in the process he kills 3 of the man's kids and his wife.  when all the dust has settled, come to find out, the neighbor was just a bad husband, bad father and a jerk but had no weapons, no plan to attack you and was no threat to anyone.  now, how would you feel?  would you be sick to your stomach? i would. would you regret it? i would. would you be rethinking your decision? i would. would you wish you had gotten more evidence? i would. would you wish you had waited and not felt so rushed? i would.  and the question that answers your question is: would you tell yourself, "... but i did what i thought was right at the time."  get it?  that is what the mind must do and say to itself to handle such atrocities. does it excuse it? no does it justify it? no does it make it right? no  should you be punished? yes