Monthly Archive:: September 2002

HistoricalMullet: Bush get’s his own doctrine!

Shortly after Putin declared a doctrine of limited preemption Bush responded with an expanded view of preemption. The implications of this doctrine, including both preemption against state and non-state actors as well as targeted killing outside of designated battlefields would constitute a radical shift in national security doctrine that would come to define the Global

HistoricalMullet: Except, of course, that nothing is over.

On the first anniversary of 9/11 - an editorial shared describes the overwhelming coverage leading up to the anniversary and what it meant for a nation debating war.

HistoricalMullet: The Putin Doctrine

In the fall of 2002, Putin released a national security doctrine which opened the door for limited military preemption. This set the stage for Bush to release his own national-security doctrine making the case for preemptive regime change. Post includes original commentary in first comment.

HistoricalMullet: The UN Coalition

The consensus against the US on Iraq grows as Nelson Mandela and Jaques Chirac, Presidents of South Africa and France respectively state that the US must seek UN approval prior to attack. Post includes original commentary in first comment.