...maintain the capability to defeat any attempt by an enemy — whether a state or non-state actor — to impose its will on the United States, our allies,...surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States. Intelligence — and how we use it — is our first line of defense against terrorists and the threat...

...case there might be someone who had not gotten the message, the document closed by emphasizing that "our forces will be strong enough to dissuade potential...surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States." In other words, we're on top, we deserve to be there, and we intend to stay there. This dramatic new...

...situations. 2002: In September, the White House issued its "National Security Strategy", which declared: Our forces will be strong enough to dissuade potential...surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States. ... America will act against such emerging threats before they are fully formed. ... We must deter...

...military capacity. It is thus stated in the new "National Security Strategy of the United States", that "our forces will be strong enough to dissuade potential...of surpassing or equaling the power of the United States".17 The policy of being so strong that it is superior to any possible adversary boils down to...

...of peace." On September 20, the White House released a thirty-three-page document declaring that US forces "will be strong enough to dissuade potential...of surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States."6 The Wolfowitz-Bush Doctrine was now official US policy. By 2002, Cheney and Wolfowitz, dominating...

...and priorities stands at the heart of George W. Bush's National Security Strategy. "Our [military] forces will be strong enough to dissuade potential...of surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States.'"'0 In other words, the United States can best achieve its objectives if it prevents others...

...America" ireleased by President Bush in September 2002), this principle holds that American forces must be "strong enough to dissuade potential adversaries...surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States." One way to accomplish this, of course, is to pursue advances in technology that allow the United States...

...a pretext for aggression: these definitions are in American hands, American forces will be such as to "dissuade potential adversaries from pursuing a...surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States," However, they will be used "to promote a balance of power that favors freedom." This turns out to be...

...situation, the United States "will, if necessary, act preemptively." Finally, US forces will be such as to "dissuade potential adversaries from pursuing a...of surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States."15 Hendrik Hertzberg, executive editor of the New Yorker, offered a succinct summary of the...

...Security Strategy of the United States, Bush made continued US global dominance official US policy: "Our forces will be strong enough to dissuade potential...pursuing a military build-up in hopes of surpassing, or equalling, the power of the United States."5 The imperial rhetoric notwithstanding, the US, while still...