Iraq Go Deep Or Get Out (Centrism Doesn't Work Militarily In Iraq Alert)

Washington Post ^ | 07/11/2007 | Stephen Biddle

[goldstategop]

If the surge is unacceptable, the better option is to cut our losses and withdraw altogether. In fact, the substantive case for either extreme -- surge or outright withdrawal -- is stronger than for any policy between. The surge is a long-shot gamble. But middle-ground options leave us with the worst of both worlds: continuing casualties but even less chance of stability in exchange. Moderation and centrism are normally the right instincts in American politics, and many lawmakers in both parties desperately want to find a workable middle ground on Iraq. But while the politics are right, the military logic is not.

[gondramB]

>>Please don’t call anything reasonable the Powell Doctrine. He is one of the worst back-stabbers I’ve ever seen.<<

I just looked up the “Powell Doctrine” in Wikipedia. I don’t know if their take is accurate but its interesting - they say its a media term.

>>The Powell Doctrine, is a journalist created neologism, named after General Colin Powell in the run up to the 1990-1991 Gulf War. It is based in large part on the Weinberger Doctrine, devised by Caspar Weinberger, former Secretary of Defense and Powell’s former boss.<<