[jveritas]

Correct. After 9/11 pre-emption is the most effective way to deal with terrorist regimes and organizations or else we will have many 9/11 to come, God forbid. I think your tagline agrees with this.

[Siobhan]

Of course, the doctrine of pre-emption is incompatible with official Roman Catholic as well as classical teaching on just war theory. The doctrine of pre-emption does open the door to other states making the same sorts of claims whether they are factual or not.