In fact, the Administration had to have decided to adopt the Tarnoff Doctrine sometime before 31 March 1993.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | America, The Impotent? ??Tarnoff Doctrine?? Begets The ??Please Hold?? Military Strategy; Sets Stage For Abandoned Commitments, Future Combat Losses

Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Peter Tarnoff yesterday dispelled any lingering doubts about the Clinton foreign policy.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | It??s Official: US Abdication Of International Leadership Is State Policy, Not Mere Ineptitude

The Center for Security Policy believes that the United States can ill-afford either the Tarnoff Doctrine or the military strategy it is precipitating.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | America, The Impotent? ??Tarnoff Doctrine?? Begets The ??Please Hold?? Military Strategy; Sets Stage For Abandoned Commitments, Future Combat Losses