The National Security Strategy of the United States, published on September 17, 2002, “commits the United States to ‘champion the cause of human dignity and oppose those who resist it’ by creating ‘a balance of power that favors human freedom: conditions in which all nations and all societies can choose for themselves the rewards and […]
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9/17/2002
The National Security Strategy of the United States, published on September 17, 2002, states: “that we must ‘dissuade potential adversaries from pursuing a military build-up in hopes of surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States.’ At the same time, it defends American primacy on moral grounds: ‘In keeping with our heritage and principles, […]
9/17/2002
“[T]he [Bush] administration’s provocative September [17] 2002 The National Security Strategy of the United States of America…embraced regime change in rogue states, aggressively promoted democracy, viewed American military supremacy as a given, and, in a stunning departure from traditional U.S. foreign policy norms, asserted the right to launch preemptive wars to protect national interests.” – […]
9/17/2002
The Bush Administration’s National Security Strategy of September 17, 2002, said: ” ‘…our first imperative is to clarify what we stand for: the United States must defend liberty and justice because these principles are right and true for all people everywhere.’ ” – Jeffrey Record, Wanting War, Page 50 […]
9/17/2002
“As for threats to the United States, the NSS [National Security Strategy, written on September 17, 2002] holds that the ‘gravest danger our nation faces lies at the crossroads of radicalism and technology’–specifically, the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by enemies of the United States. ‘Our enemies have openly declared that they are seeking […]
9/17/2002
The Bush Administration’s National Security Strategy (NSS) of September 17, 2002, said: ” ‘we must be prepared to stop rogue states and their terrorist clients before they are able to threaten or use weapons of mass destruction against the United States and our allies and friends.’ The NSS states preventative force is imperative because fanatical […]
9/17/2002
President Bush released his National Security Strategy on September 17, 2002. “The document came to be known as the Bush doctrine. In essence, the foreign policy of George W. Bush had three main elements. First, the United States claimed the right to take unilateral military action to preempt any perceived threat to its security. Second, […]
9/17/2002
The Bush Administration’s National Security Strategy, published on September 17, 2002, “outlined how America would retain its preeminent position: ‘[O]ur forces will be strong enough to dissuade potential adversaries from pursuing a military build-up in hopes of surpassing, or equaling, the power of the United States.’ ” – Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke, America Alone, […]
9/16/2002
“Asked on Fox News [on September 16, 2002] whether or not there were links between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden, [National Security Advisor Condoleezza] Rice, initially circumspect, said that Iraq ‘clearly has links to terrorism…links to terrorism [that] would include al-Qaeda…’ ” – Craig Unger, The Fall of the House of Bush, Page 255 […]
9/16/2002
On September 16, 2002, UN Secretary General Kofi “Annan stepped to the floodlit microphones at the UN to announce that Iraq would accept the return of weapons inspectors ‘without conditions.’ Blocks away…[Secretary of State Colin] Powell interrupted a meeting with the Egyptian foreign minister to read the Iraqi offer, which was not as unconditional as […]