In the spring of 1984. Secretary of Defense Caspar Wemberger delivered a draft document to his senior military assistant. Army Major General Colin Powell He asked Powell to review the draft and pass it along to other members of the administration national security team for then review Wemberger. who had been deeply troubled by the October 1983 terrorist bombing of the U S Marine barracks in Beirut Lebanon, had analyzed the question of when and when not to commit U S military forces abroad The result of his analysis was a list of six tests or rules intended to guide decisionmaking in employing America's military might in combat around the world, his six rules ultimately became known as the Wemberger Doctrine.
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