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The 2008 Army Field Manual on Operations was released in March 2008 by Lt. Gen. [[William B. Caldwell]], commander of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. | The 2008 Army Field Manual on Operations was released in March 2008 by Lt. Gen. [[William B. Caldwell]], commander of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. | ||
| − | * it makes the "stability of a nation" just as vital to success as offensive or defensive combat operations [ | + | * it makes the "stability of a nation" just as vital to success as offensive or defensive combat operations [https://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001 ] |
* the manual's third directive, titled "stability operations," focuses on nation-building | * the manual's third directive, titled "stability operations," focuses on nation-building | ||
==Views of General Vallely== | ==Views of General Vallely== | ||
| − | Retired Army Maj. Gen. [[Paul Vallely]] said in 2008 that efforts to rebuild in Iraq and [[Afghanistan]] have placed a serious financial strain on an Army whose job is to "win war" not "build nations." [ | + | Retired Army Maj. Gen. [[Paul Vallely]] said in 2008 that efforts to rebuild in Iraq and [[Afghanistan]] have placed a serious financial strain on an Army whose job is to "win war" not "build nations." [https://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001 ] |
==A conservative view== | ==A conservative view== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.amconmag.com/2005/2005_10_24/article1.html Deconstructing Nation Building] - an analysis of 51 instances of attempted nation building by Britain and the United States. | *[http://www.amconmag.com/2005/2005_10_24/article1.html Deconstructing Nation Building] - an analysis of 51 instances of attempted nation building by Britain and the United States. | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001 Army manual stresses nation building] - ''Washington Times'' - Sara Carter - March 3, 2008 |
[[Category:Political Terms]] | [[Category:Political Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 18:41, September 26, 2018
Nation building is "the idea of invading and occupying a land afflicted by dictatorship or civil war and turning it into a democracy."[1]
Nation building is a controversial diplomatic and military initiative favored by neoconservatives, but generally opposed by conservatives. American government officials and others have expressed different opinions about its wisdom and practicality, particularly in regards to post-war Iraq.
Views of President Bush
According to the Boston Globe, George W. Bush (then governor of Texas) said the following on Oct. 11, 2000:
- I don't think our troops ought to be used for what's called nation-building.
- I think what we need to do is convince people who live in the lands they live in to build the nations. Maybe I'm missing something here. I mean, we're going to have a kind of nation-building corps from America? Absolutely not. [1]
Views of General Caldwell
The 2008 Army Field Manual on Operations was released in March 2008 by Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, commander of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
- it makes the "stability of a nation" just as vital to success as offensive or defensive combat operations [2]
- the manual's third directive, titled "stability operations," focuses on nation-building
Views of General Vallely
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Paul Vallely said in 2008 that efforts to rebuild in Iraq and Afghanistan have placed a serious financial strain on an Army whose job is to "win war" not "build nations." [3]
A conservative view
Political scientist James L. Payne wrote:
- The nation-building idea has a critical, generally overlooked, gap: who knows how to do it? Pundits and presidents talk about nation building as if it were a settled technology, like building bridges or removing gall bladders.
- Nation building by military force is not a coherent, defensible policy. It is based on no theory, it has no proven technique or methodology, and there are no experts who know how to do it. [4]
Notes
- ↑ James L. Payne The American Conservative - October 24, 2005
External links
- Deconstructing Nation Building - an analysis of 51 instances of attempted nation building by Britain and the United States.
- Army manual stresses nation building - Washington Times - Sara Carter - March 3, 2008