Reagan’s war on terrorism established the preemptive warfare doctrine Bush later used.

Evidence

The Reagan administration’s war on terrorism provided the key components of the War on Terror such as preemptive strikes, treating terrorism as a form of warfare rather than a criminal act, creating associations between states and terrorism, and justifying regime changes in the Middle East because of the threat of terror (Toaldo 2012). — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 57

Categorization

• XREF: Historical lineage that predates 9/11 — relevant to critics who treat the War on Terror as purely post-9/11. — connects to: The Bush Doctrine legitimized unilateral preventive war and rival suppression — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 417; The War on Terror racialized Muslim bodies to justify their surveillance — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 29; Airport surveillance differentially targets men via lists and hijab-wearing women via physical searches — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 70 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• The Bush Doctrine legitimized unilateral preventive war and rival suppression #expands (0.70) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 417