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Russ Feingold: I wish to ask the Senator through the Chair--he indicated that our strategy vis-a-vis al-Qaida after 9/11 has to do with…

On the recordFebruary 26, 2008
I wish to ask the Senator through the Chair--he indicated that our strategy vis-a-vis al-Qaida after 9/11 has to do with the doctrine of preemption. I am intrigued by that. I know that was a justification for going into Iraq, but I wonder if the Senator could explain how the doctrine of preemption is going to help us against an organization that is existing in some 80 countries in the world. Are we going to invade and preempt 80 different nations?
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Russ Feingold
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Questioning the effectiveness of the preemption doctrine in combating al-Qaida during Senate debate.

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