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Based primarily on the insight provided in “Plan of Attack”, the book by Bob Woodward, this paper analyzes Powell’s varying relationships with three different presidential administrations and how foreign policy decision making was affected. No additional sources are listed.
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over time in regard to U.S. foreign policy. Bob Woodwards "Plan of Attack" reveals Powells story within the larger story of U.S. history and the decision makers that have
determined that history. Woodward clearly has great respect for Powell. This is not surprising given Powells accomplishments and convictions. Powell, of
course, was not always one of the most recognized names in American government. Indeed, respect for Powells insight and experience has evolved only relative recently in time. That
respect began to grow particularly fast after the Panama invasion. After the triumph of the First Gulf War Powell had gained a firm reputation as someone that could provide
both firm and level headed guidance even during the most turbulent times of American history. Powell was particularly valued by the George Bush Senior administration. He found himself
somewhat distanced, however, from the Bill Clinton administration. Although he was somewhat more comfortable once George W. Bush gained the Presidency, once again he found himself exerting less influence
than he had enjoyed at the climax of his career. That decline played an unquestionable role in his eventual decision to retire from office as the countrys Secretary of
State. Colin Powell rose through the military ranks during the latter half of the twentieth century. His service in Vietnam was a
particular precipitate in the philosophy that he ultimately forged in terms of U.S. foreign policy, a philosophy so distinctive that it became known as the Powell Doctrine. Powells experience
in Vietnam paralleled that of most Vietnam vets. He, like many of them, came home scarred both emotionally and physically by a war that we could not win.
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