Powell was for the longest time the media darling for a variety of reasons. One of those reasons was that he had a "doctrine" which was simple enough for them to understand, sounded quite reasonable, and appeared to be our actual military policy.
Scott Rosenberg points out the obvious - that the Powell Doctrine has been thrown on the ash heap of history. What is odd is that the media has essentially ignored this fact. Once upon a time they would have taken Powell's "side" in this, and but apparently no longer.
