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Nation building is a controversial diplomatic and military initiative. Leaders in the Bush administration and other American officials 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. Leaders in the Bush administration and other American officials 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:
According to the ''Boston Globe'' [[George W. Bush]] (then governor of [[Texas]] said the following on Oct. 11, 2000:
* 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. [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/03/02/once_against_nation_building_bush_now_involved/]
* 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. [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/03/02/once_against_nation_building_bush_now_involved/]
==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.
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 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==
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." [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001 ]
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." [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001 ]
==External Links==
==External Links==
*[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