The Preemptive-Strike Debate
President Bush's standoff with Iraq has prompted debate over whether preemptive strikes are a justifiable U.S. military option. What do you think?
Jon Gordimer,
Delivery Driver
"Those Iraqis have had it coming for a long time, suffering under the oppressive rule of a maniacal tyrant like that."
Eileen Stavros,
Librarian
"Who's going to stop us, I ask you? The rest of the world? Excuse me while I laugh."
Rachel Eckert,
English Teacher
"If we don't take decisive action now, we run the risk of countless Iraqis continuing to live."
Craig Utrecht,
Cashier
"Preemptive strikes are a dicey proposition. How about a test strike on Spain, to see how that goes?"
George Banks,
Systems
Analyst
"What other choice do we have? We've already exhausted every possible effort to find bin Laden."
Stephen
Edwards,
Legislator
"Hey, if you've got a fucking problem with it, you can talk to my fucking fist. I'll be in the Senate chambers."
