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The Preemptive-Strike Debate

October 9, 2002 | ISSUE 38•37

President Bush's standoff with Iraq has prompted debate over whether preemptive strikes are a justifiable U.S. military option. What do you think?

  • "Those Iraqis have had it coming for a long time, suffering under the oppressive rule of a maniacal tyrant like that.

    Jon Gordimer
    Delivery Driver

  • Who's going to stop us, I ask you? The rest of the world? Excuse me while I laugh.

    Eileen Stavros
    Librarian

  • If we don't take decisive action now, we run the risk of countless Iraqis continuing to live.

    Rachel Eckert
    English Teacher

  • Preemptive strikes are a dicey proposition. How about a test strike on Spain, to see how that goes?

    Craig Utrecht
    Cashier

  • What other choice do we have? We've already exhausted every possible effort to find bin Laden.

    George Banks
    Systems
    Analyst

  • Hey, if you've got a fucking problem with it, you can talk to my fucking fist. I'll be in the Senate chambers.

    Stephen
    Edwards
    Legislator

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