In 2003, when the United States launched an attack on Iraq on the grounds that the country was warehousing weapons of mass destruction, including chemical weapons banned under international law, it opted for a policy of _________________ against any threat to American interests that was posed by Iraq and its autocratic leader, Saddam Hussein.

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The United States' policy in 2003 was one of preemption, or preventative war, as it aimed to eliminate the perceived threat from Iraq before it could materialize.

In 2003, When the United States Launched an Attack on Iraq