ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Former President Jimmy Carter said Friday that there isn´t "any doubt" the American people were misled about the war in Iraq and that President George Bush´s policy on the war is a "radical departure from the policies of any president."

Carter also said that the administration´s pre-emptive strike doctrine directed against the possible future use of weapons of mass destruction is a spurious basis for a war when there is no immediate threat to America´s security.

"We´ll bomb, strafe and send missiles against their people even though our security´s not directly threatened," he said. "This is contrary to international law. It´s also contrary to what every president has done in this country for more than 100 years, Democrat or Republican."