I'm not sure why it is you are saying we are at war?

If it is because Saddam beats and kills his people. That is a fine answer. Of course it is only I fine answer if you will be consistent about it. If you support war against Iraq as a means of stopping human rights abuses you must either support war against other nations which conduct human rights abuses or be able to differientiate between them.

If you are saying we are at war because Iraq was at our door, coming to kill us I think you missing the fact that Iraq wasn't at our door.