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Example Question: "What is preemption? Why is the U.S. military action in Iraq being called a preemptive strike?"

Answer: Preemption is an attack that takes place before the enemy can build up the resources to do harm. A "preemptive strike" is the phrase used by President Bush to indicate that U.S. will take military action against Iraq before that country obtains and distributes weapons of mass destruction.

"What we see now, however, in light of so many non-state actors who are not containable on the scene in the form of terrorists, I would think that the doctrine of preemption, or the idea of preemption, should rise a little higher, because when we see something coming at us we should take action to stop it."
-U.S. Secretary of State, Colin Powell, September 20, 2002

NewsHour Transcripts:
Striking First (07.01.02)
Political Wrap: Shields and Brooks (07.05.02)
New Security Strategy (09.20.02)