The Rise and Fall of Colin Powell and the Powell Doctrine

LaFeber offers an in-depth discussion of the rise and fall of Colin Powell and the Weinberger/Powell Doctrine by tracing Powell's career to 2001. He emphasizes how the George W. Bush administration not only overthrew the doctrine after 2001, but how Powell, notably in his Feb 2003 speech at the...

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Published inPolitical science quarterly Vol. 124; no. 1; pp. 71 - 93
Main Author LaFEBER, WALTER
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2009
Academy of Political Science
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Oxford University Press
Subjects
African Americans
Armed forces
Careers
Cold wars
Conservatism
Defence policy
Democracy
Foreign Policy
History
Intelligence
International cooperation
Intervention
Invasion
Invasions
Iraq
Iraq War
Iraq War-2003
Military defense
Military doctrines
Military engagements
Military intervention
Military policy
National interest
Political behavior
Political leaders
Powell, Colin
Powell, Colin L
Presidents
Public officials
Public opinion
Reputations
Secretaries of state
Soldiers
Terrorism
U.S.A
United States of America
War
Weapons of mass destruction
United States
United States > US
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Summary:LaFeber offers an in-depth discussion of the rise and fall of Colin Powell and the Weinberger/Powell Doctrine by tracing Powell's career to 2001. He emphasizes how the George W. Bush administration not only overthrew the doctrine after 2001, but how Powell, notably in his Feb 2003 speech at the UN, helped in the overthrow by placing his then-highly respected reputation behind misleading and false evidence to justify war against Iraq.
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WALTER LaFEBER is the Andrew Tisch and James Tisch University Professor Emeritus at Cornell University. His most recent book is
America, Russia, and the Cold War
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ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X
DOI:10.1002/j.1538-165X.2009.tb00642.x