Of course he did http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/onpolitics/transcripts/bushtext_012803.html … RT @JRubinBlogger: @CrowleyTIME Besides Bush NEVER said Hussein threat was imminent, as in immediate
@CoreyRobin @speechboy71 Is there an agreed upon definition of imminence (in international law or foreign policy circles)?
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@HeerJeet@speechboy71 In just war theory there is; it's what justifies preemptive attacks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@speechboy71 The problem is that there is also this notion that the more serious the threat is, the lower standard of proof (cont)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet@speechboy71 is required of its imminence. -
@CoreyRobin@speechboy71 Which explains the rhetorical gamesmanship of the "smoking gun/mushroom cloud" talk. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet@speechboy71 I found that more in con law arguments and early modern theory, but it's also very much in Bush's case for war.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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