Are We Better Than Them?

I'd guess that to 95% of people, this sounds like an extremely silly question: are we better than them.  

I don't mean do Americans have somehow more intrinsic worth than the people of Iraq or elsewhere.  I deeply believe what the founding fathers proclaimed and Lincoln reaffirmed -- all men are created equal.  I also believe that for this war (or any war) to mean anything, that belief has to extend to all people, everywhere.

When I ask "are we better than them," what I'm really asking is whether our cause is more just.  Are we on a firme