A Second Look at the Powell Doctrine
02.21.2014 at 01:34pm
A Second Look at the Powell Doctrine by Frank Hoffman, War on the Rocks
Twenty years ago, I found the Powell Doctrine profoundly flawed as a codification of false lessons from Vietnam. I was also concerned about the civil-military relations precedent of the Nation’s senior military leadership establishing conditions for why, where and how military force should be employed. Now, in light of Iraq and Afghanistan, the benefits of this doctrine are far more apparent…
