...weltpolitischen Themen wurden moderater. 13 Hans J. Morgenthau und die weltpolitische Gegenwartslage „We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his...and confront the worst threats before they emerge." George W. Bush' Die weltpolitische Struktur verändert sich in dramatischer Weise. Nach der deutlichen...

...during the following year, most vividly at West Point in the spring of 2002, when the president warned, "we must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge."2 Its underlying logic goes back to a report on "Rebuilding Americas Defense" prepared by the...

...irrelevant to the post-Cold War dangers of terrorism and proliferation, 35 and declared his determination to "take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans,...and confront the worst threats before they emerge." It is noteworthy that he left "the enemy" unidentified, thus reserving the widest possible latitude...

...containment and deterrence." Instead, it will actively pursue the strategy of "preemptive strike," "take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans and confront the worst threats before they emerge." Second, the United States will work hard to export democracy, since "the requirements of freedom apply...

...... If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long." Bush thus promised to "take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans,...and confront the worst threats before they emerge." Lest anyone not get the message, Bush insisted that "in the world we have entered, the only path to...

...countries if weapons of mass destruction are to be kept out of terrorists' hands. "We must take that battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans and confront the worst threats before they emerge." Americans must be "ready for pre-emptive action when necessary to defend our liberty and to defend...

...be "ready for pre-emptive action when necessary to defend our liberty and to defend our lives. ... In the world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path of action. And this nation will act." Although Bush did not name any countries in the speech,...

...news.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/preempt020828.html>. At a West Point graduation ceremony in June 2002 Bush stated: "The war on terror will not be won on the defensive. We will take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans, and confront the worst threats before they emerge."...

...and missile defense are part of stronger security, and they're essential priorities for America. Yet the war on terror will not be won on the defensive....world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path of action. And this nation will act.' Further refinement of the policy came in September 2002,...

...inexorably continued, If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long— [T]he war on terror will not be won on the defensive....world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path of action. And this nation will act. At this early stage, the Bush administration was still denying...