March 31, 2005

WHY PRE-EMPTION IS ALWAYS JUSTIFIED:

Spy agencies 'dead wrong' on WMD (KATHERINE SHRADER, 3/31/05, ASSOCIATED PRESS)

In a scathing report, a presidential commission said Thursday that America's spy agencies were "dead wrong" in most of their judgments about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction before the war and that the United States knows "disturbingly little" about the threats posed by many of the nation's most dangerous adversaries.

Because we can know so little about what our enemies are up, to the only responsible position is to always assume the worst and act accordingly.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 31, 2005 7:24 AM
Comments

Doesn't anyone see the beauty of this? We have told the world that if we want you we will have you. By the way, we were all wrong about the reason we stated in advance for taking Iraq. Too bad; so sad. Hyuk,hyuk.

Posted by: Lou Gots at March 31, 2005 10:39 AM

Pre-emption works for me ... and my grandkids.

Posted by: Genecis at March 31, 2005 11:15 AM

One thing's for sure: a major attack on the US in, say 2011, will provoke statements like "This wouldn't have happened if George Bush were still in office". And what exactly will President Clinton or President McCain say about that?

Posted by: jim hamlen at March 31, 2005 11:47 AM

Spread the word:

Q Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has made some extremely strong anti-American statements. Is there a concern that he could turn into the Saddam Hussein of Latin America and be a haven for al Qaeda in the months or years to come?

Posted by: Tweedle at March 31, 2005 7:12 PM
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