preemptive strikes

Before anyone goes on a rant about failed American foreign policy in Iraq or Afghanistan, I'd like to know what the sane people here feel about a tactical preemptive strike by either Israel or the US on Iran's nuclear infrastructure. Considering the fact that Iran funds much of the global...

Jimmy Carter's national security advisor gives an interview with the august Daily Beast and endorses "a reverse Liberty". You know, I always figured this guy was somebody Carter picked solely because his foreign accent made him sound serious, but good lord, what an airhead!

I think that there needs to be a legitimate threat of imminent danger in order for a preemptive invasion to be condonable. Thus, I think most of us would agree that the American pre-emptive attack on Iraq was not justified by the available intelligence. That is, although Hussein may (big MAY)...