The song has drawn criticism for its glorification of violence as a justified response to the infidelity suffered by the subject of the song.

Douglas Hurd, the British Foreign Secretary, said the raid was a justified response to the threat to Bihac, but did not represent any taking of sides.

The economists said near-record stock and bond levels in no way constituted a bubble, but were rather a justified response to lower interest rates and President Clinton's deficit-reduction efforts.

The invasion in June 1982 was seen by Israelis at first as a justified response to years of border harassment.

"But it might have been a personally justified response."

Example: "President Clinton has indelibly associated a justified military response ... with his own wrongdoing.

They saw it as a firm and justified response to provocative cross-border Hezbollah raids and rocket attacks.

The Serbs say they feel their action is a justified response to the Bosnian attack on them.

This resolution is a justified response to this exploitation.