History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2404 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Bush Doctrine
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The idea
On September twentieth Bush told a joint session of Congress that the nation was at war with terrorism and demanded that the Taliban surrender bin Laden.
In practice
What the anchor calls the Bush Doctrine: a right to wage pre-emptive war against terrorist threats.
Where people slip
The anchor adds that the doctrine extended to ousting hostile governments in favour of friendly, preferably democratic, ones.
Your place on the trail
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