The Bush Doctrine is a phrase used to describe the Bush administration's foreign policy formulated after the 9-11 attacks. The Doctrine holds that the United States has the right to preemptively strike any country to prevent an attack against the United States or its interests, even if such an attack is not imminent.Huffington Post: Palin's ABC Interview (September 11, 2008) CBS News: Palin and the Bush Doctrine (September 11, 2008)

• "While the United States will constantly strive to enlist the support of the international community, we will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country." — President George W. Bush's National Security Strategy, September 2002Huffington Post: Palin's ABC Interview (September 11, 2008)

• In September 2008, ABC News anchor, Charlie Gibson, asked Republican Party VP candidate Sarah Palin whether she agreed with The Bush Doctrine she responded, ""I believe that what President Bush has attempted to do is rid this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell-bent in destroying our nation. There have been blunders along the way, though. There have been mistakes made, and with new leadership, and that's the beauty of American elections, of course, and democracy, is with new leadership comes opportunity to do things better."Huffington Post: Palin's ABC Interview (September 11, 2008)