Wolfowitz Doctrine
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The term "Wolfowitz Doctrine" is an informal label used for an unofficial version of the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Planning Guidance for the 1994–1999 fiscal years, dated February 18, 1992.
Paul D. Wolfowitz (Under Secretary of Defense for Policy), General Colin Powell (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), and General Norman Schwarzkopf (Commander in Chief, U.S. Central Command) listening to Secretary of Defense Richard B. “Dick” Cheney during a press conference on the Gulf War, February 1991.
March 1, 2001: Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (left) introduced Wolfowitz to reporters during a Pentagon news briefing.
Paul Wolfowitz
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Paul Dundes Wolfowitz is an American political scientist and diplomat who served as the 10th President of the World Bank, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense, U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia, and dean of Sc
Wolfowitz Doctrine
…inadequate to protect vital U.S. interests. This implied preemptive measures. The memorandum, drafted by a team led by Under Secretary of Defense Policy Paul Wolfowitz and supported by Dick Cheney, was leaked to the public before seen by President George W. Bush, and met with considerable public criticism. The following…
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Paul Wolfowitz (center) during his tenure as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia in 1987.
U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia Paul Wolfowitz, wearing local Indonesian traditional Batik Shirt, during a visit to local School