Quote Originally Posted by Bill Moore View Post
I didn't read it that way, this is classical so-called Powell Doctrine and a NEO is a specific task that the military can accomplish.
The Powell Doctrine is wholly inappropriate in this case. The Powell doctrine says if you broke it, you own it. We did not break Syria. It is already broke. We have no obligation to fix it, so we do not have to restore a working government. Our interests and the actions we take to further those interests, can be far more limited.