Policy OKs First Strike to Protect U.S. 19 Mar 05 ~ FmH “Two years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, the Pentagon has formally included in key strategic plans provisions for launching preemptive strikes against nations thought to pose a threat to the United States.” (Yahoo! News ) Isn’t it exhilarating to know that the decisions about which nations pose a sufficient threat will be in the hands of the likes of George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld?