Acidus wrote:
] ] "September 11th, 2001, taught a lesson I'll never
] ] forget," he said. "America must confront threats before
] ] they fully materialize."
]
] This is a scary, scary statement. Preemptive action violates
] 250 years of US foreign policy. The question is, how many more
] civil liberties will we lose, how many more bridges with the
] internation community will will burn, confronting threats in
] this manner. The more important question is, how much longer
] can we afford this policy?

Of course, this policy is already so much in effect that it has begun to be called the "Bush Doctrine" of pre-emption.

RE: Bush : 'America must confront threats before they fully materialize.'