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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (136670)6/14/2004 9:05:21 PM
From: Hawkmoon  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Well, here's an outline of the Powell doctrine.

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We spent every diplomatic effort, over the course of 13 years, endeavoring to make Saddam abide by his cease-fire and disarmament obligations. War was the last resort in the face of Saddam's on-going intransigence in abiding by those binding resolutions, in which his continued rule after invading Kuwait was contingent upon his adherence.

We used overwhelming force (since the government and major armed resistance collapsed within two weeks).

We have an exit strategy focused upon creating a viable (and hopefully democratic) state in Iraq.

We aren't willing to play "patty-cake" with any supporters of armed resistance in Iraq (as was the case with N. Vietnam), or to limit the scope of the war to merely a limited engagement, but total victory.

We're creating a government that is hoped will be self-sustaining and stable, broadly representative of the major power interests in the country, and in the future, popularly elected.

We've issued a statement that US forces plan to withdraw by 2006, dependent on the overall situation.

The only violation I can see is not having a series of alternative post-war contingency plans in place to deal with unexpected resistance.. And we also did not hasten to capture all Baathist leadership and Special Republican Guard members and place them in custody pending vetting and adjudication of their future status.

But neither of those are part of any Powell doctrine.

Hawk
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