Originally, Iraq invaded Kuwait killing many in the process, so as protectors, the conflict is just, but the second occupation was unjust. The reason is, because we invaded under the pretense they owned "chemical," "biological," and "nuclear weapons" but this proved to be false information, so the second conflict was unjust (Mattison). Therefore the reason for invasion fall under the following criterial: just cause, comparative justice, and legitimate authority. However, after invading this intelligence proved faulty, and a new agenda of restoring Iraq, took over. Leading to a less stable country, than before we invaded, and ended up benefiting our economy and oil
