TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dobbins,James
AU  - McGinn,John G.
AU  - Crane,Keith
AU  - Jones,Seth G.
AU  - Lal,Rollie
AU  - Rathmell,Andrew
AU  - Swanger,Rachel M.
AU  - Timilsina,Anga R.
ED  - Rand Corporation.
ED  - Rand Corporation.
TI  - America's role in nation-building: from Germany to Iraq 
SN  - 083303460X
AV  - E840 .A6215 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - Intervention (International law)
KW  - Case studies
KW  - United States
KW  - Foreign relations
KW  - 1945-1989
KW  - 1989-
KW  - Military policy
N1  - "This research was overseen by RAND's National Security Research Division"--Preface; Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-242); Introduction -- Germany -- Japan -- Somalia -- Haiti -- Bosnia -- Kosovo -- Afghanistan -- Lessons Learned -- Iraq -- Appendix: Nation-Building in Iraq: Iraq Conference Participants; Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - The post-World War II occupations of Germany and Japan set standards for postconflict nation-building that have not since been matched. Only in recent years has the United States has felt the need to participate in similar transformations, but it is now facing one of the most challenging prospects since the 1940s: Iraq. The authors review seven case studies--Germany, Japan, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan--and seek lessons about what worked well and what did not. Then, they examine the Iraq situation in light of these lessons. Success in Iraq will require an extensive commitment of financial, military, and political resources for a long time. The United States cannot afford to contemplate early exit strategies and cannot afford to leave the job half completed
UR  - http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1753/
ER  -