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'''Nation building''' is "the idea of invading and occupying a land afflicted by [[dictatorship]] or [[civil war]] and turning it into a [[democracy]]."<ref>James L. Payne [http://www.amconmag.com/2005/2005_10_24/article1.html The American Conservative] - October 24, 2005 </ref>

'''Nation building''' is "the idea of invading and occupying a land afflicted by [[dictatorship]] or [[civil war]] and turning it into a [[democracy]]."<ref>James L. Payne [http://www.amconmag.com/2005/2005_10_24/article1.html The American Conservative] - October 24, 2005</ref>

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]].

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]].

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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.

*[http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001 Army manual stresses nation building] - ''Washington Times'' - Sara Carter - March 3, 2008

*[http://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]]