Examples of 'pre-emptive war' in a sentence

Meaning of "pre-emptive war"

pre-emptive war - A pre-emptive war is a military conflict initiated to prevent an anticipated attack from an enemy, usually based on the perception of an imminent threat

How to use "pre-emptive war" in a sentence

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Only then could a pre-emptive war be justified.
There is therefore no reason to instigate a pre-emptive war.
Pre-emptive war might fall within the framework of international law.
He had put forward a theory of pre-emptive war.
Another pre-emptive war with Iran would be another huge mistake.
Torturing one innocent person to save a hundred or pre-emptive war.
That is because the notion of pre-emptive war has now shaken us all.
We must condemn at all costs this new theory of pre-emptive war.
We Greens call for a pre-emptive war against fires.
State propaganda consistently broadcasts threats of attack, while justifying pre-emptive war.
Mr. Bush decided to fight a pre-emptive war without a solid justification or strategy.
That government has taken a step backwards from civilisation in favour of barbarism, through pre-emptive war.
A pre-emptive war is not excluded.
Let us make an important distinction between pre-emptive war and preventive war.
The pre-emptive war on, and occupation of, Iraq is a crime on a massive scale.

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The US was wrong to declare a pre-emptive war.
The strategy of a pre-emptive war against Mr. Hussein.
The American collective imagination and causes of pre-emptive war in Iraq.
It was a pre-emptive war.
As a result, the EU will embrace the principle of pre-emptive war.
Any unilateral action, any pre-emptive war is an illegal action.
A, I never thought the President would dare to favor pre-emptive war.
Nation-building, foreign intervention, and pre-emptive war are not genuine conservative values.
Pre-emptive war as a means of “ self-defense ”, Attack them before they attack us.
For the first time in history, they adopted a pre-emptive war policy.
When is a pre-emptive war justified?
The Bush Doctrine of pre-emptive war.
It adds, “ Mr. Bush decided to fight a pre-emptive war without a solid justification or strategy.

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