Let's get over who [threw] the first fucking stone

I agree, That was kinda my point. After 3000 years of nearly continuous battle the words "pre-emptive strike" has no place in this war. Which is why I objected to Ron Paul's usage of the phrase. He could just as well have compared it to vietnam or the falklands or operation market garden as the Iraq war, as these wars have completely different contexts, battles, politics and everything. He could have compared it to an episode of Teletubbies and it would have made as much sense: None at all.