Where the Powell doctrine states, you know, you have a clear mission, you use overwhelming force to accomplish the mission, and then you have a clear exit strategy.

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If the new Powell doctrine takes root, it must be asked: At what point will Hamas be considered sufficiently "changed" to qualify along with Abbas as a "partner for peace"?

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Okay, so what if the strategy sounds more like a rapid deployment force, discussed by the Pentagon for years, than the Powell doctrine of maximum force used in the Gulf war?

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The "Powell doctrine, " which supports selective military intervention if there is a clear purpose, an attainable goal and a clear exit strategy, falls in line with President-elect George W. Bush's philosophy.

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And now we're violating our own Colin Powell doctrine.

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In the late Cold War period, and during the nineteen-nineties, the Army embraced what became known as the Powell Doctrine, which emphasized the decisive use of overwhelming force in conventional wars, as well as the enunciation of clear exit strategies for U.S. troops.

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So what if the strategy sounds more like a rapid deployment force, discussed for years by the U.S. Department of Defense, than Colin Powell's doctrine of maximum force used in the Gulf war?

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