...is to protect the security of US citizens, which in turn justifies a policy that the United States "will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to...exercise our right of self-defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists." 12 So it is for the United States to decide when a threat is sufficiently...

...Reflecting the impact of the 9/1 1 attacks and the war on terror, the revised document pulled no punches. "We will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self-defense by preemptively acting against such terrorists," it stated. President Bush announced the new strategy...

...Lemann, Nicholas. 2003, "After Iraq: The plan to remake the Middle East," New Yorker, 17 February 2003. not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self-defense by acting preemptively."46 A little over one month following the State of the Union speech, Chief UN weapons...

...all but dead. The document argues that while the US will seek allies in the battle against terrorism, 'We will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self-defence by acting preemptively'. This is the most innovative part of the new strategy. It adopts...

...word 'pre-emption' appeared several times in the National Security Strategy text, as in "While the US will constantly strive to enlist the support of the international community, we will act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of selfdefence by acting pre-emptively against such...

...and attack their leadership; command, control, and communications; material support; and ßnances ... we will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our righl of self-defense by acting preemplively"160. Am 10. Oktober 2002 verabschiedete das US-Repräsentantenhaus...

...the United States has also made clear its willingness to act alone to promote its security interests: While the United States will constantly strive to...exercise our right of self-defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country. 26 The...

...zentrale Aussage dieser Doktrin ist, dass die USA es sich herausnehmen, einen Präventivkrieg zu führen. „While the United States will constantly strive...exercise our right of selfdefense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country."30 Allein...

...interests at home and abroad by identifying and destroying the threat before it reaches our borders. While the United States will constantly strive to...exercise our right of self-defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country; and •...

...interests at home and abroad by identifying and destroying the threat before it reaches our borders. While the United States will constantly strive to...exercise our right of self-defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country."2 -'003...