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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<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001</ref>

* it makes the "stability of a nation" just as vital to success as offensive or defensive combat operations<ref name="WT">https://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001</ref>

* 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."<ref>https://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001</ref>

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."<ref name="WT"/>

==A conservative view==

==A conservative view==