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==Analysis and commentary== The Powell Doctrine has been reported as an emerging legacy from the wars in [[Korean War|Korea]] and [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] and the "Never Again vs. Limited War" policy debates (either win or don't start versus value of limited war)<ref>{{cite news| title = The Powell Doctrine's Enduring Relevance| url = http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/4100/the-powell-doctrines-enduring-relevance| date = 22 July 2009| access-date = 20 June 2013| archive-date = 12 December 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131212125623/http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/4100/the-powell-doctrines-enduring-relevance| url-status = live}}</ref> and Caspar Weinberger's Six Tests described in his 1984 speech "The Uses of Military Power".<ref>{{cite news| title = Weinberger's Six Tests| url = http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2004/January%202004/0104keeper.aspx| access-date = 2013-06-20| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131212123627/http://www.airforcemag.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2004/January%202004/0104keeper.aspx| archive-date = 2013-12-12| url-status = dead}}</ref> It has been used to compare the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="DWSUWF2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/09/08/382402/-Is-Iraq-like-Vietnam-Lessons-learned|title=Is Iraq like Vietnam? Lessons learned|author=DWSUF|publisher=Daily Kos|date=September 8, 2007|access-date=April 19, 2015|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050355/http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/09/08/382402/-Is-Iraq-like-Vietnam-Lessons-learned|url-status=live}}</ref>
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