McCain refuses to rule out option of pre-emptive war

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/04/09/mccain-refuses-to-rule-out-option-of-pre-emptive-war/

In response to the article by the associate press, I am in support of John Mccain’s answer to the pre-emptive war question. The pre-emptive war term was brought up by the Bush doctrine. It was used to describe Bush’s decision to invade Iraq without it actually having attacked the United States. I am in support of the pre-emptive war policy. If someone is going to dangle threats in our face without physically attacking us, I think it is to the best knowledge that our government takes action to protect us.

McCain is in support of keeping the troops in Iraq. He believes the Bush strategy can succeed. If the United States backs out of Iraq now there could possibly be greater risks and problems in the future. If we fail to get Iraq under control the threat of terrorism against Americans will continue to grow.

McCain believes that we cannot make a blanket statement about a topic as important as the security of our country. The topic of pre-emptive war and the decision to invade depends on the threat the United States is facing. If someone is about to harm the United States or seriously considering it, the government would have to act immediately in defense of the nation’s national security interests. If we don’t protect the interest of our country we will be a greater risk once the attack has occurred.

I believe that you have to permit special cases for certain scenarios; one of these scenarios being Iraq. You have to be able to make exceptions. If some outside force is posing a threat to the United States and after much debate it deems to be a likely threat, I would hope the government would be able to step in and take action. I agree with McCain’s answer to the pre-emptive war question.