Preemptive

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"Preemptive" war refers to a direct, immediate, specific threat to the US that must be crushed at once; in the words of the Department of Defense manual, "an attack initiated on the basis of incontrovertible evidence that an enemy attack is imminent."

Eyeless in Iraq Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. 2003
"Preemptive" war hovers on the margin of legitimacy.

Eyeless in Iraq Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. 2003
Which is to say: "Preemptive" has several definitions, and Obama's and Bush's are clearly different ones.

CJR 2009
Which is to say: "Preemptive" has several definitions, and Obama's and Bush's are clearly different ones.

CJR 2009
Independent Institute Announces Winners of Templeton Fellowships Essay Contest The Empire Has No Clothes Challenges U.S. Policy Of "Preemptive" Wars and "Nation Building"

unknown title 2009
FBI & St. Paul Police Carry Out "Preemptive" House Raids

Democracy Now! 2008
FBI & St. Paul Police Carry Out "Preemptive" House Raids

Democracy Now! 2008
FBI & St. Paul Police Carry Out "Preemptive" House Raids

Democracy Now! 2008
FBI & St. Paul Police Carry Out "Preemptive" House Raids

Democracy Now! 2008
FBI & St. Paul Police Carry Out "Preemptive" House Raids

Democracy Now! 2008