Some have said we must not act until the threat is
    imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced
    their intentions, politely putting us on notice before
    they strike? If this threat is permitted to fully and
    suddenly emerge, all actions, all words, and all
    recriminations would come too late. Trusting in the sanity
    and restraint of Saddam Hussein is not a strategy, and it
    is not an option.

    THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS; Bush Calls Iraq Imminent Threat

    [The President] did not make a persuasive case that the
    threat is imminent and that war is the only alternative