Word: preemption
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...serves as no surprise that behind President George W. Bush’s decision to invade Iraq—the act which, above all, will linger in people’s memories and determine his legacy—is an endorsement of the ideology of preemption and preemptive warfare...
...However, preemption differs from other ideological underpinnings because it doesn’t as neatly cut across the partisan divide—John Kerry did originally support the invasion, and Democrats generally support humanitarian preemption...
...Preemption against a nuclear bomb by a guy who wants to start World War III over a cartoon might not be such a bad idea if we have to do it,” he said...
...Preemption means simply [that] we get the bad guys before they get us, and that could sometimes be a good thing,” Dershowitz said. “You try to kill us, you try to invade us, you try to terrorize us, and we’re going to get you first...
When Colbert asked him directly whether he was for or against preemption, Dershowitz took a nuanced stance, saying that he favors it in some circumstances but opposes it in others. “It all depends,” he said...