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[29] [56] Peter D. Feaver, who worked on the Bush national security strategy as a staff member on the National Security Council, said he has counted as many as seven distinct Bush doctrines. One of the drafters of the National Security Strategy of the U.S., which is commonly mistakenly referred to as the "Bush Doctrine", demurred at investing ...
The National Security Strategy issued on September 17, 2002, contained the controversial Bush doctrine of pre-emptive war. [3] It also contained the notion of military pre-eminence that was reflected in a 1992 Department of Defense paper, "Defense Policy Guidance", prepared by two principal authors (Paul Wolfowitz and I. Lewis Libby) working under Defense Secretary Dick Cheney.
July 16 – President Bush outlines a homeland security national strategy that includes standards on state driver licenses and detecting chemical, biological and nuclear weapons with the use of technology. Tom Ridge, the incumbent Homeland Security Director, touts the proposal as "the best way to protect America."
On 21 February 2002, the largest loss of life for U.S. forces occurred when 10 soldiers (8 from the E company, 160th SOAR and 2 from the 353rd Special Operations Group) were killed after their MH-47 crashed at sea in the Bohol Strait, southern Philippines, whilst scouting Islamic terrorists on Basilan Island.
George W. Bush during his presidency of 8 years from 2001 to 2009 signed 56 signature pieces of legislation. Major ones of these included USA PATRIOT Act, Joint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against Iraq, Job Creation and Worker Assistance Act of 2002, United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited ...
The Bush administration released its "National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction" in December 2002. The strategy includes three key elements: counterproliferation to combat the use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), strengthened nonproliferation to combat WMD proliferation, and consequence management to respond to WMD use.
On this day, June 29th, in 2002, Vice President Dick Cheney served as president for a total of two and a half hours, while President Bush underwent a routine colonoscopy at the Camp David ...
Delivered speeches at the Vietnam National University and Saigon Port. [12] George W. Bush [13] October 18–19, 2003 Philippines: Manila State visit. Addressed a joint session of the Congress of the Philippines. Met with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. [14] October 19–21, 2003 Thailand: Bangkok Attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting.