In justifying the attack, American officials said the Bush administration was determined to operate under an expansive definition of self-defense that provided a rationale for strikes on militant targets in sovereign nations without those countries’ consent...."
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/world ... ref=slogin
("democracy war" - definitely

short video of invasion "results":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZzRAmga ... e21092.htm
Syria on the other side "play" exactly on the way US will:
"...
Syria warns US - an eye for an eye:
Syria has warned the United States of retaliatory measures if Washington launches another incursion into the country's territories. .."
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=73 ... =351020206