The origins of the Bush Doctrine

Tigerhawk has a very good post that is worth reading. He found and posted a speech made by Former Secretary of Labor, Treasury and State George P. Shultz.

"Shultz, who graduated from Princeton in 1942, was a Marine, served every administration except Carter's from Eisenhower to Reagan in one capacity or another, was dean of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, was another time president of the construction giant Bechtel, ................. and wrote innumerable books."

"On October 25, 1984, more than 21 years ago, he gave a speech¹ in New York City that today appears startlingly prescient, and can fairly be said to be the foundational document of current American policy. Shultz spoke then of the nature of terrorism, the moral confusion of the West in the confronting of it, and the requirement that it be preempted by military force, if necessary. Considering what has transpired in the years since then, Shultz's argument is arresting." Go read the excerpts he posted from the speech.