Bush to Reaffirm Doctrine of Preemptive War

(Washington Post) Peter Baker - President Bush plans to issue a new national security strategy Thursday reaffirming his doctrine of preemptive war against terrorists and hostile states with chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. The strategy expands on the security framework developed by the Bush administration in September 2002 that shifted U.S. foreign policy away from decades of deterrence and containment toward a more aggressive stance of attacking enemies before they attack the U.S.


2006-03-16 00:00:00

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