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To: ManyMoose who wrote (83864)	9/12/2008 11:19:25 AM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541957

Oh, I know about all those, but people didn't commonly TALK about them as doctrines. Anyone with pretensions to the Oval Office should have a decent grounding in those major iterations of new US foreign policies, at a minimum, because they raise fundamental questions about where we intervene, who we just contain, who we try to change through engagement, etc. Without a broad and calibrated view, presidents flail around and get belligerent when they should opt for another choice, very often. It's like hiring a lawyer to handle a big civil case for you, and finding out he doesn't know much about Supreme Court precedents on the major issues in your case. Sure they are all in books and he can ask someone, but don't you want someone who is already well versed in the key issues?

To: ManyMoose who wrote (83864)	9/12/2008 11:27:52 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541957

This is the earliest reference in the Post archive. There are 147 subsequent references, many of them on the front page. That seems sufficiently prominent to me. "Allies Are Cautious On 'Bush Doctrine' [FINAL Edition] The Washington Post - Washington, D.C. Author: Karen DeYoung Date: Oct 16, 2001 Start Page: A.01 Section: A SECTION Text Word Count: 1771 Many countries in the broad coalition formed against Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network and Afghanistan's Taliban regime insist they never signed up to follow the U.S. lead beyond those targets to other countries the United States has long accused of harboring terrorists. He added: "I am quite confident that I have understood the U.S. government correctly. The United States government has told us at very high levels that what the president has said is . . . what we're working on: Al Qaeda, bin Laden and terrorism. Full stop." The administration has repeatedly emphasized the broad international support for the current Afghan offensive. Although airdropped food packets and bags of wheat being delivered by international aid agencies are clearly labeled led U.S.A., leaflets the U.S. military began dropping over Afghanistan Sunday say only that "The Partnership of Nations is here to Help," and picture a generic, camouflage-dressed Western soldier shaking hands with a traditionally garbed Afghan. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission. "