Preemption

When President Bush 43 was in office he proposed what was called, preemptive strike policy. He was roundly criticized for this and was called a war-monger. The concept was simple and sensible and when those who objected went home and thought about it for a few days they just dropped the subject. The policy said that if there was an imminent danger to the United State the government had the right to make a first strike. The other alternative was to wait until attacked before responding. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush declared in an aggressive new national security strategy Friday that the United States will stop any adversary challenging America's military superiority and adopt a strike-first policy against terrorist threats "before they're fully formed." It appears that President Obama has made use of this policy on his attack against ISIS in Syria. I wonder if he will be considered a war-monger. I thought this was a good policy when Bush proposed it and it still is a good policy.