Can preemptive military strikes be justified?

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    11/27/2006 4:22:11 PM

    issue revision:

    per comments
    Is a preemptive strike justified without a UN resolution authorizing force?
    Yes
    No

    11/27/2006 11:50:36 AM

    Agree

    11/26/2006 11:19:23 AM

    let's just go with:

    Can preemptive strikes be justified?

    10/16/2006 12:02:44 PM

    How about this issue instead?

    10/3/2006 10:48:57 PM

    Scrap it.

    9/20/2006 8:30:44 PM

    Is a preemptive strike justified with a UN resolution authorizing force?

    Justification for action does not depend on the UN either way.

    The only way I could see answering this question is if it said "could...be" instead of is.  Then I can answer Yes.  Do I think a UN resolution is required for an action to be justified? No.  Do I think that a UN resolution justifies an action?  No.

    Needless to say, I don't care for the issue.

    9/19/2006 6:01:25 PM

    this is actually brian's revision from this previous issue that has since been discarded.