Bush Doctrine

[wiggs]

Not enough is said about how the Bush Doctrine of preventive warfare is the primary problem at the core of the Iraq issue.

Imperfect intelligence (intelligence is generally imperfect by its nature) without the Bush Doctrine doesn't sprout wings and become war. It becomes, perhaps, a surgical strike (like Clinton's in 1998) or a covert operation or stepped up weapons inspections.

The Bush Doctrine requires perfect intelligence...and since the rule of thumb is that less than half of intelligence is reliable, the Doctrine is failed policy from the start. Plenty of people, including Jimmy Carter, opposed the policy in the beginning just based on potential for error and mis-use.

More should be said about the Doctrine by the left: not only was intelligence flawed, it was used in conjuction with a radical flawed policy that should never have gotten off the ground.

The administration is making a huge stand saying that intelligence is flawed and the administration is somehow less guilty therefore. I believe it is time to remind people of the underlying (no pun intended) radical Bush policy for which they are solely responsible...and to again explain preventative (illegal) vs pre-emptive (legal) action.

Kick em till they stop moving, I say.

[JHB]

1. The Bush Doctrine is not "preventative warfare"

That's just another one of his smokescreens.

The real Bush Doctrine is Payback with no conscience, in large quantities, to allies and against opponents. All else is just the details.

[dutchdemocrat]

2. The Bush Doctrine.