Hi Dancing_Loon..
America is only concerned with appearances. When Israel kills civilians that's OK but when a Palestinian kills an Israeli well last go around was a ratio of something like twelve to one...
You can't expect people who share the same philosophy on "defense" to believe or behave in any other way. When Israel dispatches armour into Palestinian neighborhoods that's "pre-emptive defense"....When America dispatches stealth bombers and cruise missiles into Baghadad in a foundationless war...that's "pre-emptive defense".
Yes there was a time when one nation invading another nation was called an act of war but the Israelis and their blood-kin America...have changed all that.
The dream has been realized!
War is but a memory!
It's all "pre-emptive defense" and proliferation of missiles is a missile shield comprised of missiles that have been programmed to understand their mission is only defensive and they won't explode if not convinced they've been fired in defense.....
Pleaaaaase!