Newsview: U.S. Will Still Strike First

[Khephra]

Now that a Senate committee has concluded the CIA falsely claimed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, expect more caution on Capitol Hill the next time a president seeks approval for pre-emptive military action.

But don't expect America to strike only after an attack.

Even the harshest critics of the Bush administration's policy of pre-emption say the United States must act in the face of a clear threat.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Whither-Pre-emption.html

[Mari333]

1. Dont look in the MIRROR for gods sake!

dont question the imperialist/corporate policies of the USA and its need to feed the pork ridden military industrial complex and all their greedy friends! Dont question the CEOs and their political buddies when they make decisions that are destroying the world and making the US even MORE open to being attacked because of our stupid greedy policies!
For christs sake, no one wants to look in the mirror and see how ugly the whole thing is. Its like a bunch of adolescent little impotent kids running the show..strike first at what? LOOK IN THE MIRROR and pluck it out of your own eye first, USA.

[Bandit]

2. After Iraq how will we possibly know we are being threatened?

Their credibility is shot. How can we ever believe anything they ever say again? Especially when it comes to invading a sovereign nation without first being attacked.

[blackcat77]

3. And that's the problem...

There's nothing wrong with a pre-emptive strike against terrorists, but by making an unjustified attack against Iraq, now every time we do anything, it will be seen in light of Bush's War.