What Is President Obama's ‘Preemption’ Strategy?

President Bush is seen here in 2008 with Democrat candidate Barack Obama. The Telegraph

Has Obama Taken Bush’s ‘Preemption’ Strategy To Another Level? -- Walter Pincus, Washington Post

Has President Obama adopted George W. Bush’s “policeman of the world” approach to the fight against terrorism?

A troubling element of Bush’s defense strategy was the perceived need for the United States to prevent ungoverned areas of the world from becoming breeding grounds for terrorists, on the assumption that all terrorists are a threat to U.S. interests. That approach apparently has been expanded and given more prominence in Obama’s revised strategic guidance, which was released Thursday.

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My Comment: Some pointed (and valid) questions from Walter Pincus on President Obama's foreign policy. Read it all.

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