No, they declare wars with no termination condition that can lead to nothing but self-sacrifice of American lives and dollars while accomplishing no legitimate

No, they declare wars with no termination condition that can lead to nothing but self-sacrifice of American lives and dollars while accomplishing no legitimate objective whatsoever. If someone has the means and intent to attack you, by all means, a preemptive attack is a good means of defense. Attack and defense are not fundamentally different. Force is force. The question is who initiated it or threatened to initiate it. That is the bad guy.