Bastardizing the Terms of Defense

Victor Davis Hanson argues persuasively that critics of President Bush's policies of preemption and so-called unilateralism have bastardized the terms in order to attack America's post-9-11 defense posture. By citing Thucydides as a source on preemption, he proves it has a long pedigree. Hanson once again shows how ineffective such arguments would be against Bush if only more citizens, including journalists, knew a bit of history.