Whatever happened to the Powell Doctrine, which insisted that we shouldn't go to war except as a last resort, that a clear risk to national security must exist, that we must use overwhelming force if we do fight, that the decision to fight must have strong public support and that we must have a clear exit strategy?)
It was trumped by the Bush Doctrine of not waiting for an enemy to strike us. -Tom
85 posted on 02/02/2004 2:33:10 PM PST by Capt. Tom
(Don't confuse the Bushies with the dumb republicans. - Capt. Tom)
"Whatever happened to the Powell Doctrine, which insisted that we shouldn't go to war except as a last resort, that a clear risk to national security must exist..."
What threat did Bosnia pose? What threat did Somalia pose? What did he write about for 8 years while Bill and Hillary were co-presidents?