LOL, interesting isn't it then that for the first 140 years of this nation's history, no pre-emptive action was taken from Washington with the one exception of the War Between the States. Not even WWII was pre-emptive. Guess those leaders must have been going on 'false' pretenses as well huh?
I'm sure you can provide documentation that the Founders meant to attack nations even before they became a threat I imagine....