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Originally posted by The Larry Davis Experience
I disagree with you that it is meaningless to point out that while an imminent threat would justify preemptive action (which is itself a break from our historical viewpoint, I might add), the Iraq war was something else entirely. You probably would take some issue with that assessment, but it is far less of a truism than you make it out to be.
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It might be that we just disagree about the meaning of "imminent danger". To me, that's NORAD on the phone screaming "HOLY FUCK, WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE... THEY JUST LAUNCHED THIRTY THOUSAND NUKES AT US AND THEY WILL BE HERE IN 6 MINUTES".
I mean, who wouldn't turn on the Missile Defense Shield and launch a counterstrike under those circumstances?
And what makes you think its "a break from our historical viewpoint"? I'd bet Jimmy Carter would even press the red button under those circumstances. Or at least he never suggested that he wouldn't.
