... U.S. officials and military personnel involved in planning, ordering, or par-ticipating in an attack that is deemed to be illegal. In general, the use of force is legal in international politics ... original authorization to Bosnian safe areas in 1993 and Croatia in 1994), Haiti in 1994, Albania in 1997, East Timor in 1999, and Liberia in 2003 (Christine D. Gray, International Law and ... 426–431. Leading Scenarios for U.S. Anticipatory Attack Traditionally, anticipatory attacks have been contemplated most prom-inently in nuclear stand-offs, and in rivalries among states seeking to...