American Empire. The Bush National Security Strategy offers the most comprehensive statement to date of America?s globe-straddling post-Cold War ambitions. In it, the administration makes plain both its intention to perpetuate American military supremacy and its willingness - almost approaching eagerness - to use force to reshape the international order. This new strategy places the approaching showdown with Saddam Hussein in a far wider context, showing that overthrowing the Iraqi dictator is only the next step in a massive project, pursued under the guise of the "war on terror," but aimed ultimately at remaking the world in our image. "Bush's Grand Strategy" by Andrew Bachevich .

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Does Iraq Meet First Strike Criteria?. This paper assesses how the case of Iraq measures up within a set of guidelines for pre-emptive counter -proliferation developed by the director of the Air Force Center on Counter-proliferation. Includes extensive reference citations and links to material relevant to making an informed decision about war. "First Strike Guidelines: the case of Iraq" by Charles Knight.

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