Sentence examples for for preventive war from inspiring English sources

While I thought the case for preventive war was strong, it wasn't decisive.

If they didn't think the case for preventive war was proved this time, what will convince them next time?

The case for preventive war rests on the claim that Mr. Hussein is a reckless expansionist bent on dominating the Middle East.

Indeed, the French argue that only bad things will come from this war -- more terrorism, a dangerous precedent for preventive war, civilian casualties.

And it just so happens that the "Bush doctrine," which calls for preventive war against countries that may someday pose a threat, offers the possibility of a series of wars against nasty regimes with weak armies.

The Austro-Hungarian chief of staff, Conrad, had clamoured for preventive war since 1906, but, when he received his chance in July 1914, it turned out that the Austrian army had no plans for an expeditious offensive.

The Bush administration's taste for unilateral action and its doctrine of preventive war pose a profound challenge to the U.N.'s founding principle of collective security and threaten the organization's continued relevance.

He also contrasts the Bush administration's policy of "preventive war" with what he calls "preventive democracy," which "assumes that the sole long-term defense for the United States (as well as other nations around the world) against anarchy, terrorism and violence is democracy itself".

The doctrine of preventive war is another reason rogue states want a nuclear deterrent.

The doctrine of preventive war, which assumes the worst of our adversaries and offers advance justification for a military response to any serious threat, is the rollback of our day.

The invasion of Iraq and its bitter aftermath should remind politicians for generations of the high cost and unpredictable results for those who roll what Otto von Bismarck called "the iron dice" and should forever discredit the notion of "preventive war".