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  • Applying the 8 Questions of the Powell Doctrine to Syria

    09/03/2013 5:01:47 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 7 replies
    Foreign Policy ^ | Tuesday, September 3, 2013 | Stephen M. Walt
    Remember the Powell doctrine? Elaborated by Colin Powell back in 1990, during his tenure as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it consisted of a series of questions identifying the conditions that should be met before committing U.S. military forces to battle. The questions were: 1. Is a vital national security interest threatened? 2. Do we have a clear attainable objective? 3. Have the risks and costs been fully and frankly analyzed? 4. Have all other nonviolent policy means been fully exhausted? 5. Is there a plausible exit strategy to avoid endless entanglement? 6. Have the consequences of our...