If we did it so well last time, using the Powell doctrine, why would you do anything less than that now?
But in many cases the Powell doctrine seems to be an anachronism.
He too believes that the Powell doctrine is a cold war relic, ill suited to today's more fluid world system.
But in the current war on terrorism, the Powell Doctrine has been shelved, at least temporarily.
When will we ever comprehend the Powell Doctrine - use overwhelming force and have an exit strategy?
As I understand it, an exit strategy is a sort of poor man's Powell Doctrine.
This is the approved wisdom of the Powell Doctrine, but doesn't get you very far as a judgment in hindsight.
What does the Powell Doctrine say about such market interventions, which many of our allies might demand of him one day?
There has already been one casualty in the Bush administration's war on terrorism: the much-vaunted Powell doctrine.
The Powell Doctrine holds that the lesson of Vietnam is do it right or not at all.
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