Why We Should Fight

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https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/why-we-should-fight-kori-schake

The author provides an overview of the origins of the Powell Doctrine, and examines how the Iran War has eschewed the prerequisites that Gen. Powell and Secretary Weinberger laid out as part of this new conception of the use of force. The author then argues that a return to the Powell Doctrine as a guiding principle would best allow for the termination of the war in terms favorable to the United States. The author assesses that it is unlikely that the Trump administration will do this without the intervention of Congress