The Bush doctrine asserts that the United States will no longer attack other nations unless the United States is attacked first.

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The Bush doctrine, also known as the "preemptive war" doctrine, states that the United States has the right to attack other nations if they pose a threat to US national security, even if they have not yet attacked the US. This was made clear in the 2002 National Security Strategy, which stated: "The greater the threat, the greater is the risk of inaction - and the more compelling the case for taking anticipatory action to defend ourselves, even if uncertainty remains as to the time and place of the enemy's attack."

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