The military policy adopted by the George W. Bush administration that permitted the use of force to prevent hostile acts by our enemies even if the U.S. is not attacked is called

A. plausible deniability.
B. preemption.
C. containment.
D. counter-balance.
E. deterrence.


Answer: B

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