 | Ronald J. Pestritto, Thomas G. West - 2007 - Страниц: 358
...inaction— and the more compelling the case tor taking anticipatory action to defend ourselves. even it uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the...enemy's attack. To forestall or prevent such hostile acts by our adversaries. the United States will. if necessary. act preemptively.13 Iraq became the... | |
 | William Walton Keller, Gordon R. Mitchell - 2006 - Страниц: 372
..."crossroads of radicalism and technology" presents "a compelling case for taking anticipatory actions to defend ourselves, even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack."1 terrorists and states that harbor them, the Bush administration risked unraveling the fabric... | |
 | Willem Frederik Eekelen - 2006 - Страниц: 361
...the greater the risk of inaction - and the more compelling the case for taking anticipatory action, even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack. 202 In December 2002 the Bush administration released its National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass... | |
 | Jerry Sorlucco - 2006 - Страниц: 461
...longstanding principles of self-defense, we do not rule out the use of force before attacks occur — even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack." In a report, and State of the Union Address following the September 11 attacks, Bush underscored his... | |
 | Gary Hart - 2006 - Страниц: 208
...The Bush doctrine continues on this theme by saying that "anticipatory action" will be resorted to "even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack." This means that a sufficient threat need not be immediate and unavoidable to justify a preemptive attack... | |
 | Giuseppe Nesi - 2006 - Страниц: 344
...attack, and not even to the certain prediction of such an attack: an anticipatory action is necessary 'even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack'. if an armed attack occurs against a State (and until the Security Council has taken measures necessary... | |
 | Robert Scheer - 2006 - Страниц: 328
..."anticipatory" military attacks by the United States to "forestall or prevent hostile acts by our adversaries," even if "uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack." The doctrine also says we will not tolerate any nation that seeks military parity with the United States.... | |
 | Derek D. Smith - 2006 - Страниц: 11
...threat to our national security. The greater the threat, the greater is the risk of inaction - and the more compelling the case for taking anticipatory action to defend ourselves ... To forestall or prevent such hostile acts by our adversaries, the United States will, if necessary,... | |
 | Robert G. Kaufman - 2007 - Страниц: 263
...losses would be exponentially more severe if terrorists acquired and used weapons of mass destruction. The United States has long maintained the option of...enemy's attack. To forestall or prevent such hostile acts by our adversaries, the United States will, if necessary, act preemptively. The United States... | |
 | David H. Capie, Paul Evans, Paul M. Evans - 2007 - Страниц: 247
...terrorists to attack using weapons of mass destruction means "the greater the risk of inaction — the more compelling the case for taking anticipatory...enemy's attack. To forestall or prevent such hostile acts... the United States will, if necessary, act preemptively."3 While the West Point speech and the... | |
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The United States has long maintained the option of preemptive actions to counter a sufficient threat to our national security. The greater the threat, the greater is the risk of inaction - and the more compelling the case for taking anticipatory action... 
