McCain Won't Rule Out Pre-Emptive War

[chat_noir]

WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain refused Wednesday to rule out a pre- emptive war against another country, although he said one would be very unlikely.

The likely Republican presidential nominee was asked Wednesday at a town-hall style meeting if he would reject "the Bush doctrine of pre- emptive war," a reference to Bush's decision to invade Iraq without it having attacked the United States.

"I don't think you could make a blanket statement about pre-emptive war, because obviously, it depends on the threat that the United States of America faces," McCain told his audience at Bridgewater Associates Inc., a global investment firm.

"If someone is about to launch a weapon that would devastate America, or have the capability to do so, obviously, you would have to act immediately in defense of this nation's national security interests."

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[wuushew]

1. How is preemptive war different than first degree intentional homicide?

Are the actions of countries and individuals so vastly different? :shrug:

[indepat]

2. Like that's what happened in the case of Iraq, McShame?

[muntrv]

3. Of course not. Remember "bomb-bomb-bomb-bomb-Iran?"

[spanone]

4. pre-emptive war is another term for imperialism

especially since we now know how wrong intelligence can be.

[izquierdista]

5. As unlikely

as the sun coming up tomorrow, right, Johnnie Boy?