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Old 04-26-2007, 07:13 AM   #44 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sgtdmski View Post
Pre-emptive War, it seems more or less common sense to protect one's people against attack not after the attack has already been committed, but rather before it is committed. Does it not???
This reminds me of the Monty Python sketch about the ancient Welsh martial art of Llap-Goch used for self-defence (in case anyone wonders, no, it's NOT an ancient Welsh martial art, the sketch was a joke).

It's based on two principles:

1. The best method of defence is attack.

2. The best element of attack is surprise.

Therefore, you launch a violent and disabling attack on someone before they've even *thought* about attacking you. For example, you see an old lady walking down the road...