Critics of the Bush Doctrine
A) believed that a pre-emptive attack was better than what President Bush had proposed as part of his new doctrine.
B) cited the damage it would do to the domestic economy.
C) pointed out that pre-emptive wars against other nations have traditionally been waged by dictator and rogue states, not democratic nations.
D) claimed that launching pre-emptive war would allow the United States to pursue world peace by eliminating terrorism.
E) believed that by endorsing such a policy, the United States could argue against decisions of other nations to do the same when they felt threatened.

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Critics of the Bush Doctrine pointed out that pre-emptive wars against other nations have traditionally been waged by dictator and rogue states, not democratic nations. This raised concerns about the US's credibility and reputation as a democratic nation upholding the rule of law and principles of international law.