President Bush has issued a "new" national security strategy reaffirming his doctrine of preemptive war against terrorists and hostile states with chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, despite the troubled experience in Iraq.

In his revised version, Bush offers no second thoughts about the preemption policy, saying it "remains the same" and defending it as necessary for a country in the "early years of a long struggle" akin to the Cold War. Some security specialists criticized the continued commitment to preemption. "To have a strategy on preemption and make it central is a huge error," said Harlan Ullman, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Bush has decided to set the example and go on the offensive himself. He is bringing his particular brand of "Shock and Awe" to towns and hamlets across the nation, roadtesting his presentation so he can hone his message for prime time.  Here's a report from the field....