Preemptive Quotes

What President Bush did in his doctrine of preemptive strike and in his war in Afghanistan and in Iraq was to turn even his allies in Europe negatively toward America. - Louis Farrakhan

What I would prefer to see is something that would be uniform and preemptive [of state laws]. Otherwise, you have a very inconsistent application of the law, with some states requiring you to do nothing [and] some hammering you to the point of being unfair. - Kirk Herath

We don't think the inflation numbers are strong enough to justify a preemptive move and would bet against a hike next week. - Bill Evans

We cannot rule out a situation in which a preemptive policy tightening becomes necessary... Such caution seems especially warranted with regard to the sharp rise in equity prices during the past two years. These gains have obviously raised questions of sustainability. - Alan Greenspan

Today, private landowners live in fear of the ESA. Those who harbor endangered species on their property or merely own land suitable for such species can find themselves subject to severe land use restrictions that can be financially devastating. This creates a perverse incentive for landowners to preemptively 'sterilize' their land to keep rare species away. Such sterilizations benefit no one - least of all the species the ESA was established to protect. - David Ridenour

This is the most valuable film franchise in history. We've taken this preemptive strike to nip the claim of Bond ownership right in the bud. - Pierce O'Donnell

This is preemptive damage control for his presidential campaign. It should have been done when he first started working on legislation that impacted the company. - Phil Singer

This is not a preemptive move on anything. This is to signal to the new administration that we believe there are ways in which the system can be improved. - Carol Hallett