You know what the "Bush Doctrine" is? I'm impressed. There seems to be NO agreement on what is at either wikipedia or anywhere other than left wing propaganda sources.
An exchange on local radio this morning between San Francisco Bay Area host, Ronn Owens (voting for Obama) and Bob Scheiffer of "Face the Nation":
Owens: The question about the "Bush Doctrine", was it a gotcha question? Was it legit? She obviously didn't know. So, was it designed to trip her up? Was it a fair question?
Schieffer: I guess I'd say that is was a fair question. But I have to tell you something(chuckle), I had to stop and think about that. I mean, I know what George Bush's policy is but to hear it called, "The Bush Doctrine", and that is what it is, I had to stop in my own mind and say, "Wait a minute, what's he talking about here?". I came to it. And that is, that we have the right to go after people who are harboring people who are trying to overthrow our government and, you know, to go after these terrorists. I understood what he was talking about. I'm not sure I would really hold that one against her though, for not knowing right off the top of her head what the title of that policy was. I think the important thing, she did get the policy right.
I think some people don't know the difference between a policy and "The Doctrine" or even the difference between "a doctrine" and "The Doctrine".
Let's talk about the "Carter Doctrine" as its popularly defined.
"Let our position be absolutely clear: An attempt by any outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be regarded as an assault on the vital interests of the United States of America, and such an assault will be repelled by any means necessary, including military force."
I think that makes the "Bush Doctrine" (if one defines it as preemptive strike to protect interests abroad which is one of the definitions batted around) look more like the "Bush Corollary to the Carter Doctrine".