I think there were many who raised questions about attacking Afghanistan (though I can't think of anyone who would defend the Taliban). The problem with 'preventative strikes' is that you end up with serious questions about who gets to determine what level of insecurity justifies pre-emptive action. As Terry Gilliam wrote in the Observer, just because my neighbour down the street is a prick and MIGHT one day do something to me, doesn't give me the moral or legal justification to punch him in the face.
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