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Contemplating Saddam's anthrax-tipped warheads on NBC's Meet the Press , Rush Limbaugh answered his own question when he asked, should we "wait until he does it, or pre-empt it?"
This is more political jujitsu from Clinton guru Dick Morris, who continues to pre-empt the other side.
The purpose is to pre-empt another "natural" Republican issue.
Few were aware, it said, that "Miss Lewinsky received a telephone call from Mr Clinton at 2 a.m. on December 17, 1997, suggesting that she issue a false affidavit to pre-empt a subpoena in the Paula Jones lawsuit"; or that "on January 21, 1998, Mr Clinton told his aide Sidney Blumenthal, falsely, that Miss Lewinsky was a 'stalker,' setting in motion the White House smear campaign against the defenceless, star-struck, exploited girl."
"Should we pre-empt by attacking UBL facilities?"