the Sugar Conspiracy

Monday, July 19, 2004

Tough talk

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry said he would be willing to launch a pre-emptive strike against terrorists if he had adequate intelligence of a threat.

Kerry on Friday offered some support for one of the most controversial aspects of President Bush's national security policy, even as he criticized the president for not reforming intelligence agencies after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

"Am I prepared as president to go get them before they get us if we locate them and have the sufficient intelligence? You bet I am," he said at a news conference at his Washington headquarters.

Great. Now we're stuck with the preemption model for dealing with potential conflicts. How about acting in a way that avoids these kinds of conflicts in the first place?

posted by chris at 2:59 PM
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