Do we Have a right to Opinions?

I feel that unless a person has been in the situation himself, or a situation like it, then his comments are just opinions and should be viewed, expressed and accepted as such. When someone who knows only what they have read or seen on televiosion they have a very closeminded and limited view on the subject matter. This being said, I will not be so prosumptious as to believe that I am Qualified to talk about wether the current situation is right or wrong. Do I believe that hurting people is right...no. Do I believe that tourture is right ...no. Do I believe that war is neccessarry....sometimes. I do know that when a person goes to war the rules change. What would normally not be acceptable is now acceptable. Any person by nature has an inert desire to live and as such will do what is neccessarry to preserve life. I do not condem or look down on anyone for the things that they have done. Nor Do I condem or look down on anyone for having their own OPINIONS.