The bottom line is, the guy wasn't a "head of state".  He was a terrorist responsible for many deaths and plotting to kill more.  He orchestrated the Iranian attack on the U.S. Embassy (sovereign U.S. ground) in Iraq, outside of his own country earlier this week and was likely there to oversee further attacks.  Unlike the OP's misguided opinion and the title of this thread, it wasn't the U.S. "provoking war" with anyone.  It was a quick and decisive decision by The President to protect our country's interests and people (unlike Benghazi).

Those are the facts.

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