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The questions posed by the Powell Doctrine, which should be answered affirmatively before military action, are:

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 non-violent policy means been fully exhausted?
5. Is there a plausible exit strategy to avoid endless entanglement?
6. Have the consequences of our action been fully considered?
7. Is the action supported by the American people?
8. Do we have genuine broad international support?

The fifth point of the Doctrine is normally interpreted to mean that the U.S. should not get involved in peacekeeping or nation-building exercises. Powell expanded upon the Doctrine, asserting that when a nation is engaging in war, every resource and tool should be used to achieve decisive force against the enemy, minimizing US casualties and ending the conflict quickly by forcing the weaker force to capitulate. This is well in line with Western military strategy dating at least from Carl von Clausewitz's On War. In the context of the Just War theory, the doctrine of overwhelming force may violate the Principle of Proportionality. However, the Principle of Proportionality is more akin to the notion that the effect must be proportional to the cause, as opposed to a notion that there must be equal number of combatants on both sides of a given conflict. Security measures taken to protect the Houses of Parliament in London, England. ... An exit strategy is a means of escaping a very difficult situation. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... This article or section should be merged with nation-building Nation building is the use of armed force in the aftermath of a conflict to underpin an enduring transition to democracy. ... Carl Philipp Gottfried von Clausewitz (IPA: ) (June 1, 1780[1] – November 16, 1831) was a Prussian soldier, military historian and influential military theorist. ... Neo Gomanism Manifesto Special - On War Vom Kriege (complete text available here) is a book on war and military strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz, written mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between 1816 and 1830, and published posthumously by his wife in 1832. ... The doctrine of the just war has its foundations in ancient Greek society and was first developed in the Christian tradition by Augustine in Civitas Dei, The City of God, in reaction to the absolutist pacifist strain of Christian ethics based on the doctrine of Turn the other cheek espoused... The word proportionality may have one of a number of meanings: In mathematics, proportionality is a mathematical relation between two quantities. ... The word proportionality may have one of a number of meanings: In mathematics, proportionality is a mathematical relation between two quantities. ...

The Powell Doctrine has been expanded in recent years to include the use of a proper exit strategy for military intervention. Expanding upon the doctrine this idea helps to support points two and three of the doctrine by creating a basis for concise fighting on foreign soil.

Usage

The Doctrine has been used to compare the Iraq War and the Vietnam War^[1]. For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...

References

1. ^ "Is Iraq like Vietnam? Lessons learned", 2007-09-06. 

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External link

• Article by Colin Powell in Foreign Affairs Winter 1992