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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 [http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001 ]
* 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." [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." [https://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080303/NATION/250209854/1001 ]
==A conservative view==
==A conservative view==
==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
*[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]]