March 29, 2011 10:38AM 

# Five Rules for Going to War 

By [Caleb O. Brown](https://www.cato.org/people/caleb-o-brown) 

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The Weinberger-Powell Doctrine offers Congress and the President five key hurdles before military force should be employed. [Chris Preble](https://www.cato.org/people/christopher-preble), in this [new video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcyuXNxZIvk), runs through the reasons why President Obama’s Libya incursion fails the Weinberger-Powell test.

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