04113nam 2200685Ia 450 991034514220332120200520144314.01-4008-2622-597866121294901-282-12949-X10.1515/9781400826223(CKB)2670000000162130(EBL)445481(OCoLC)355628322(SSID)ssj0000270802(PQKBManifestationID)11192534(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270802(PQKBWorkID)10280286(PQKB)10257733(MdBmJHUP)muse36293(WaSeSS)Ind00071742(DE-B1597)446508(OCoLC)979910690(DE-B1597)9781400826223(Au-PeEL)EBL445481(CaPaEBR)ebr10284254(CaONFJC)MIL212949(MiAaPQ)EBC445481(EXLCZ)99267000000016213020040712d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhat we owe Iraq war and the ethics of nation building /Noah FeldmanWith a New afterword by the authorPrinceton Princeton University Pressc20041 online resource (165 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-691-12612-7 0-691-12179-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-148) and index. Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Nation Building: Objectives -- Chapter 2. Trusteeship, Paternalism, and Self-Interest -- Chapter 3. The Magic of Elections and the Way Home -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- IndexWhat do we owe Iraq? America is up to its neck in nation building--but the public debate, focused on getting the troops home, devotes little attention to why we are building a new Iraqi nation, what success would look like, or what principles should guide us. What We Owe Iraq sets out to shift the terms of the debate, acknowledging that we are nation building to protect ourselves while demanding that we put the interests of the people being governed--whether in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, or elsewhere--ahead of our own when we exercise power over them. Noah Feldman argues that to prevent nation building from turning into a paternalistic, colonialist charade, we urgently need a new, humbler approach. Nation builders should focus on providing security, without arrogantly claiming any special expertise in how successful nation-states should be made. Drawing on his personal experiences in Iraq as a constitutional adviser, Feldman offers enduring insights into the power dynamics between the American occupiers and the Iraqis, and tackles issues such as Iraqi elections, the prospect of successful democratization, and the way home. Elections do not end the occupier's responsibility. Unless asked to leave, we must resist the temptation of a military pullout before a legitimately elected government can maintain order and govern effectively. But elections that create a legitimate democracy are also the only way a nation builder can put itself out of business and--eventually--send its troops home. Feldman's new afterword brings the Iraq story up-to-date since the book's original publication in 2004, and asks whether the United States has acted ethically in pushing the political process in Iraq while failing to control the security situation; it also revisits the question of when, and how, to withdraw.Postwar reconstructionIraqIraq War, 2003-2011PeaceNewly independent statesCase studiesPostwar reconstructionIraq War, 2003-2011Peace.Newly independent states327.730567Feldman Noah1970-525103MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910345142203321What We Owe Iraq1681020UNINA