The President sets the larger objectives. That was not an objective of Bush 41.
***That’s because he was listening to Powell. And some State Department weenies.
If I am wrong, please point out where Bush 41 had an explicit, stated objective of removing S. Hussein for power in Iraq.
***His son sure did, having learnt the lesson. Unfinished bizness.
. Irregardless,
***No such word.
the Powell Doctrine is still a sound test for the US to follow.
***It is an idiotic test to follow. Would you follow Jimmah Cartah’s test for the US economy? How about obambam’s test for racial equality? You don’t follow FAILUREs and their doctrine.
Do you have a source for that claim? And the buck stops with the President, ultimately.
No such word.
Well, okay - see https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irregardless
It is an idiotic test to follow. Would you follow Jimmah Cartah’s test for the US economy? How about obambam’s test for racial equality? You don’t follow FAILUREs and their doctrine.
We will disagree on if Powell is a failure. And that really skirts the question and is a matter of discernment - what specifically do you object to regarding the Powell Doctrine?