Howard Dean-Preemptive Strategy Never Fits Into US Strategy-MAJOR GAFFE

[KittyWampus]

Moderators, I changed the title, don't know if that's okay.

This is NOT flamebait... it is literally true based on the following. What Dean said was irresponsible in regards to American safety and foreign policy.

Dean: "A preemptive strategy never fits into an American strategy," the presidential candidate and former Vermont governor said last week. It is a policy that doesn't serve us well, and Iraq is a perfect example. The first time we used the preemption policy, it got us into an enormous amount of trouble."

The fact of the matter is PRE-EMPTION is a very different thing than PREVENTION. And what Junior did in Iraq was PREVENTATIVE. That is the PNAC plan. And the following article means that the GOP will try to confuse the two... it also means that IF Dean gets the nod he will be dead meat.

GOP will trumpet preemption doctrine
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2003/11/12/gop_will_trumpet_preemption_doctrine?mode=PF

Here is how they will try to spin it:

"Republican Party officials intend to change the terms of the political debate heading into next year's election by focusing on the "doctrine of preemption," portraying President Bush as a visionary acting to prevent future terrorist attacks on US soil despite the costs and casualties involved overseas."

Pre-emptive is a misnomer when referring to what the PNAC plan calls for and what we did in Iraq.

Apparently Dean doesn't know the difference between Pre-emption and PREVENTATIVE. It may be okay for DU'ers to confuse the two but it is unforgivable for a PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. Dean was pandering to those of us who opposed the IRaq Invasion... but he ended up making a MAJOR GAFFE that is on the record and with which he will be nailed to the cross by Rove.

Pre-emption is most CERTAINLY a valid and necessary part of American Strategy!

Preventative War, on the other hand, is NOT legal and THAT is what Junior started.

Pre-emption is striking when you are certain someone is going to hit you. There is NO law that says you have to sit and absorb a first blow if you know it's coming. Preemption relies on haivng accurate and unquestionable intelligence indicating that you are indeed going to be hit. That's why what Junior did was so wrong.

Preventative means striking with no provocation or imminent threat. You are hitting with the purpose of keeping someone from gaining the capacity to ever threaten you with harm.

Do you see what the issue is here?

If Dean said that about not using Pre-Emptive Stragegy he is unfit to President... he would have allowed those planes to hit the Towers becasue to have blown them up beforehand would have PREEMPTED them.

NOT ONLY THAT, but it is certain that Rove has this on the top of his list. Especially in light of the current article where it's indicatied that they will try and confuse Pre-emption and Prevanative.

It was a MAJOR GAFFE on Dean's part... and he CANNOT unsay it. And he can't even spin it- he uses the words NEVER and makes the mistake of calling the Iraq Invasion Pre-emptive which it clearly was not MUCH AS JUNIOR WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK SO.