The '''Bush Doctrine''' is an invented a term coined by liberalsin 2001, usually to falsely ascribe the the concept of [[preventive war]] to [[George W. Bush]].
==Charlie Gibson and Sara PalinOrigins of the term==The left-wing term became popular in the mainstream after [[Sarah Palin]] was asked by Charlie Gibson, "Do you agree with the Bush Doctrine." Governor Palin responded, "In what respect, Charlie?" Charlie Gibson declined to elaborate, and instead answered, "well, what do you interpret it to be?"
Sarah Palin went [[Time Magazine]] published a story on to enumerate how she agreed with Feb 2001, 2001, entitled "The Bush's attempts to combat Islamic extremists and terrorismdoctrine" by Charles Krauthammer, while admitting that some mistakes had been madein which he described it as " Its motto is, We build to suit--ourselves. "<ref>https://edition.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/2001/03/05/doctrine. html</ref>
Charlie Gibson then smugly elaborated what he meant by The term quickly went on to become widely understood and frequently used, both on the Bush Doctrinepolitical Left<ref>http://socialistworker.org/2002-2/424/424_08_BushDoctrine.shtml</ref> and on the Right.<ref>https://townhall.com/columnists/AnnCoulter/2001/12/20/attack_france%21</ref>
{{cquote|The In 2002, Steven R. Weisman in a [[New York Times]] op./ed. piece defined the Bush Doctrine, as I understand it, is that we have the right of anticipatory self-defense"those who harbor terrorists are accountable for terrorism". We have the right to a preemptive strike against any country that we think is going to attack us<ref>http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.}}html?res=9A0DE3DE123CF930A25757C0A9649C8B63</ref>
The leftist leaning media portrayed Disagreement seems to exist however about the Palin/Gibson exchange as evidence that Sarah Palin is not competent on national security and foreign policyexact origins of the term. In January 2008, neglecting a Boston Globe article referred to address Charlie Gibson's confusion of preventive war and [[premptive war]]the "Bush Doctrine" being born on Sept 20th, as well as 2001, when President Bush uttered the unlikelihood that Sarah Palin would be familiar words "You are either with a term popular at salonus, or against us".com<ref>[http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2008/01/16/death_of_the_bush_doctrine/]</ref> ==Early mentions of VP nominee Sara Palin asked about the Bush Doctrinein Charlie Gibson interview== In a Sept. 11th 2008 ABC television interview with Vice Presidential candidate [[Sarah Palin]], Charlie Gibson asked, "Do you agree with the Bush Doctrine?" Governor Palin responded, "In what respect, Charlie?" Instead of answering her directly, he asked another question, "Well, what do you interpret it to be?" Palin queried further, "His world view?" Gibson continued, "No the Bush doctrine, enunciated September 2002, Steven Rbefore the Iraq war. Weisman asserted in a New York Times op" Palin explained that she agreed with Bush's attempts to combat Islamic extremists and terrorism, and admitted that some mistakes had been made./ed. piece defined Gibson then elaborated what he meant by the Bush Doctrine , saying "The Bush Doctrine, as I understand it, is that which holds ''those who harbor terrorists are accountable for terrorism''we have the right of anticipatory self-defense. We have the right to a preemptive strike against any country that we think is going to attack us."<ref>[httphttps://querywww.nytimesyoutube.com/gst/fullpage.htmlwatch?resv=9A0DE3DE123CF930A25757C0A9649C8B63 Editorial Observer; President Z75QSExE0jU</ref> What Gibson did not point out, is that he himself once gave a definition of the 'Bush doctrine' (a term without a clear definition) that was similar to Palin's answer. Indeed, it has been pointed out since that there are actually four different versions of what the Bush doctrine is and the Middle East Axis term and meaning changes over time and place.<ref>http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/12/palins-definition-of Ambiguity]-bush-doctrine-hits-the-gibson-mark/</ref>
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