Bush to Restate Terror Strategy - Doctrine of Preemptive War Reaffirmed

[bridgit]

'President Bush plans to issue a new national security strategy today reaffirming his doctrine of preemptive war against terrorists and hostile states with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, despite the troubled experience in Iraq.

The long-delayed document, an articulation of U.S. strategic priorities that is required by law, lays out a robust view of America's power and an assertive view of its responsibility to bring change around the world. On topics including genocide, human trafficking and AIDS, the strategy describes itself as "idealistic about goals and realistic about means."'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/15/AR2006031502297.html?nav=rss_email/components

[Botany]

1. much like this?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x672390

[Radio_Lady]

11. This should be posted in LBN. It's from March 16 Washington Post.

[Redstone]

2. "Idealistic." Those assholes should not be allowed to use that word.

Redstone

[C_U_L8R]

3. what is it they say about

the definition of madness...

doing the same thing over and over
and expecting a different result ???

[Kurovski]

10. The massive profits are the only result BushCo can see.

Ergo, Iraq is a success!

Here we go again...

[bridgit]

22. excessive compulsive behavior in preemptive war leaders is a nazi trait

beyond dispute

[Erika]

4. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

Direct opposition to preemptive attacks. W wants to try another shock and awe attack on an innocent population?

[magellan]

5. Dropping polls = time to take the Neocon show on the road again!

Joy joy joy to the world!

[bridgit]

18. oh yes, these guys have already they will do, say & lie about anything...

to stay in power

[Kansas Wyatt]

32. It will succeed the same way DipShit's Social Security plan did.

More people know now that he is a lying sack of shit that will say anything and do the opposite.

Even his screened cheer leading rallies have turned into, more military personnel and crickets chirping.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

6. "Realistic about means"??? Hahahahahaha!!!

[IDemo]

7. Preemptive war: a term that history may condemn America with

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11847835/

President Bush plans to issue a new national security strategy today reaffirming his doctrine of preemptive war against terrorists and hostile states with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, despite the troubled experience in Iraq.

The document, an articulation of U.S. strategic priorities that by law is required every four years, lays out a robust view of America's power and an assertive view of its responsibility to bring change around the world. On everything from genocide to human trafficking to AIDS, the strategy describes itself as "idealistic about goals and realistic about means."

- You know, it's that "despite the troubled experience in Iraq" element that really grates. How in hell can the mentally-challenged One expect that a continued warfare stance will gain any traction for himself or the Repub party in the next two years, given the fact that even his 'base' increasingly thinks of him as off base?

A "Doctrine of Preemptive war' sounds like an excellent chapter heading for a future history text, and like a horrific description of what America and the world face over the next three years of LameDuck's administration.

[wtmusic]

9. Preemptive war is a valid concept for North Korea, too?

Kim Jong Il would certainly consider us to be hostile. And the "terrorist" part is just like beauty -- in the eye of the beholder.

Excellent! I have no doubt this policy will bring about change.

[meow2u3]

15. "Preemptive war" is a nice way to say "a war of aggression"

Bush doesn't want to come out and say he'll attack a country just because he feels like it, or because he's so unpopular that only a war will revive his popularity, so he resorts to deceptive phrases like "preemptive war" or, even more sinister, "anticipatory self-defense."

The Bush Doctrine is more properly summed up in one of two sentences: 1) Attack others before they can attack you, and 2) The best defense is an offense.

[bridgit]

27. yup, cept i think their base is more Malthusian than that...

The Principles of Conflict

The First Principle of War:
All wars are struggles over the control of resources or struggles for political control.
Politics is the struggle for power in order to control resources. So all political struggle is at bottom the struggle over resources.

Subsidiary principle:
When resources are scarce or perceived to be scarce, there will be an increased struggle over the available resources.

Subsidiary principle:
Wars which are not directly or overtly about the control of resources, are struggles for political control.

Corollary:
Resource scarcity is a consequence of too many people chasing limited supplies.

Corollary:
When population reaches a critical mass relative to available resources, there is always a struggle over the division of those resources. When there is an easily identifiable minority ethnic or racial group, that group tends to become a target in times of scarcity.

http://desip.igc.org/malthus

[madokie]

8. bless his pointed little head because the one with hair on it is fucked

[IChing]

12. Very bad idea, but they are famous for that as tom tomorrow points out.

[shanti]

13. of course. PNAC is hardly done

three more years yet to go!

[Neil Lisst]

14. he's laying the predicate for attacking Iran

some reason will arise

[bridgit]

26. something so simple as republican mid-term elections would be...

too much too soon; but to maintain control of the exec branch? they would do that in far less that a heartbeat imo

[Swamp Rat]

16. Getting ready to commit genocide in Iran?

[bridgit]

17. 'yes', is my thought as well...

:thumbsdown:

[tlsmith1963]

19. He Never Learns, Does He?

Pre-emptive war is a joke. It hasn't worked. It's also fascist. Some leader could just decide that he doesn't like a leader & just make stuff up...oh, wait. He did that all ready.:evilgrin:

Tammy

[bridgit]

21. not without great disservice to this country, or if ever it would seem...

[bridgit]

20. kick...

:kick:

[The2ndWheel]

23. At least they're consistent

I'd hate for them to all of a sudden have a change of heart. Hell, I'd hate for America to have a change of heart. We started by expansion over, and extermination of, many human beings. Why the hell would we stop now?

[bridgit]

24. yeah, i like that joni mitchel lyric, "you said our love was constant as..

the northern star; i said yeah, constantly in the dark; if you want me i'll be in the bar" x(

[killbotfactory]

25. His pals are making money

And war gives him a jump in the polls

it's a win-win situation.

[liveoaktx]

28. Call Congress NOW and ask them if they AGREE with Bush's policy

of pre-emptive war and if they believe he has the ability without going back to Congress, to attack Iran.

[bridgit]

29. congress had better not quibble away these next few steps, or this...

country will for certain teeter right off the cliff's edge; there are no more excuses for congress, they are seen & well known for what it is they do, and do not do

[KittyWampus]

30. shouldn't that 1st line read 'AMBITIONS for chem, bio, or nuke weapons'?

after all, Iraq only had ambitions, Iran only has ambitions (at this point).

What about N. Korea?

[bridgit]

31. or maybe, 'Bush Stock Holders Seek Real Time Lab For Death &

Destruction R&D"

Korea? they know that that guy is crazier than they are, and my sense is that it freaks them the hell out x(