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Bush tells West Point grads war on terror will be fought on offensive.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| June 01, 2002 | Enda, Jodi | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

WEST POINT, N.Y. _ President Bush pressed his case to expand the war against terrorism Saturday, telling a new batch of Army officers that America must not only respond to threats but battle a new kind of enemy forcefully and head-on by taking preemptive action.

Bush told the first class to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy since the Sept. 11 attack on America that "the promise of massive retaliation against nations" is not enough to guard against "shadowy terrorist networks with no nation or citizens to defend."

"The war on terror will not be won on the defensive," he said. "We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans and confront the ...

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