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When the United States was attacked by terrorists on September 11th , many wondered who would pay for our catastrophic losses. This was something that we had never experienced before. There was no right way to react. We had been attacked by an evil that was not tied to a specific “state”. There was no one country that we could punish in order to avenge what happened on that day. However, we have since attacked two different countries, both having a history with aiding Al Qaeda, making them an enemy as well in the “war against terrorism.” When looking at this situation, it is tough to compare it to the principles of jus ad bellum. Jus ad bellum has 4 main principles which state just reasons for going to war. The first of these is to punish evil. In the case of the “war against terrorism”, where the United States invaded Afghanis