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Preemption to Be Military Policy
Washington Post ^ | 06/10/2002 | Thomas E. Ricks and Vernon Loeb

Posted on 06/09/2002 8:28:00 PM PDT by Pokey78

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:37 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The Bush administration is developing a new strategic doctrine that moves away from the Cold War pillars of containment and deterrence toward a policy that supports preemptive attacks against terrorists and hostile states with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.

The new doctrine will be laid out by President Bush's National Security Council as part of the administration's first "National Security Strategy" being drafted for release by early this fall, senior officials said.


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1 posted on 06/09/2002 8:28:01 PM PDT by Pokey78
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To: Pokey78
Good. It's time to take out the trash.
2 posted on 06/09/2002 8:29:59 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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To: Pokey78
Begin landing your troops
3 posted on 06/09/2002 8:33:26 PM PDT by Senator_Palpatine
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To: Senator_Palpatine
Good work commander, you may conduct your search, bring Bin Laden's companions to me.
4 posted on 06/09/2002 8:38:02 PM PDT by weikel
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To: Pokey78
a policy that supports preemptive attacks against terrorists and
hostile states with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons.

Regrettable, but oh so about time.

5 posted on 06/09/2002 8:43:05 PM PDT by BellStar
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To: weikel
Yes..Yes..my friend I have been expecting you... Everything is proceeding as planned.. They will be destroyed..
6 posted on 06/09/2002 8:51:39 PM PDT by Senator_Palpatine
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To: Pokey78
Wow. So does this mean you can nuke us here in Canada for giving you the terror of Celine Dion?
7 posted on 06/09/2002 10:53:26 PM PDT by ecru
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Wow. So does this mean you can nuke us here in Canada for giving you the terror of Celine Dion?

No.

Seriously. Canada has laws, restricting "free speech" to a greater degree than the US does.

I ask you: Would it be too much, for the US to request that Canada apply those laws, against incitement, by mullahs in mosques? Would it be too much to ask, that Canada arrest specifically named terror suspects?

You will notice the terrorists have not struck "Londonistan" for it is a safe refuge for them. Planning Central.

Canada's loose immigration policies makes it a good, potential planning, staging place. In the spirit of good neighbors, it would be a good idea, to be "pre-emptive" with such matters.

Comments offered by one who is friendly to and kin to, Canadians.

8 posted on 06/10/2002 12:40:45 AM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: Pokey78
This is good news if it includes assassination squads.
9 posted on 06/10/2002 4:02:54 PM PDT by blam
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To: blam
BTTT
10 posted on 06/10/2002 4:46:41 PM PDT by sarasmom
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To: ecru
Yikes! But oh so TRUE my MAPLE LEAF friend!
11 posted on 06/10/2002 4:51:35 PM PDT by JimFreedom
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Please oh please let this be THE "First Strike" option.

12 posted on 06/10/2002 5:19:43 PM PDT by thescourged1
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Yep. We need kick the middle east where it hurts and send a message to anybody else that would like to get froggy (N. Korea, China).
13 posted on 06/10/2002 5:29:48 PM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
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