In issuing the Bush Doctrine to justify the American bombing and invasion of Iraq in 2003, George W. Bush included for the first time the .
A) use of fighting a preemptive war to prevent future attacks on the United States
B) right to attack nations that harbored terrorists
C) authority to replace autocratic governments with democratically elected ones
D) creation of a foreign policy that protected America's singular status as the world's greatest military power

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The Bush Doctrine introduced the concept of preemptive war, which justified military action to prevent potential threats before they could materialize, as seen in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

In Issuing the Bush Doctrine to Justify the American Bombing