The stated U.S. policy imperative, adduced by [[Colin Powell]] during his term as [[Secretary of State]] of the [[United States]], that all foreign conflicts must have popular support and a certainty of winning from the onset to be worth engaging in. The stated goal of this policy was to avoid another [[Vietnam War]], but the Powell Doctrine played little part in the [[Iraq War]]. | The stated U.S. policy imperative, adduced by [[Colin Powell]] during his term as [[Secretary of State]] of the [[United States]], that all foreign conflicts must have popular support and a certainty of winning from the onset to be worth engaging in. The stated goal of this policy was to avoid another [[Vietnam War]], but the Powell Doctrine played little part in the [[Iraq War]]. |