LEADER 04113nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910345142203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4008-2622-5 010 $a9786612129490 010 $a1-282-12949-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400826223 035 $a(CKB)2670000000162130 035 $a(EBL)445481 035 $a(OCoLC)355628322 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000270802 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11192534 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000270802 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10280286 035 $a(PQKB)10257733 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse36293 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00071742 035 $a(DE-B1597)446508 035 $a(OCoLC)979910690 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400826223 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL445481 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10284254 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL212949 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC445481 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000162130 100 $a20040712d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhat we owe Iraq $ewar and the ethics of nation building /$fNoah Feldman 205 $aWith a New afterword by the author 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (165 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-12612-7 311 $a0-691-12179-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [135]-148) and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1. Nation Building: Objectives -- $tChapter 2. Trusteeship, Paternalism, and Self-Interest -- $tChapter 3. The Magic of Elections and the Way Home -- $tConclusion -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aWhat 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. 606 $aPostwar reconstruction$zIraq 606 $aIraq War, 2003-2011$xPeace 606 $aNewly independent states$vCase studies 615 0$aPostwar reconstruction 615 0$aIraq War, 2003-2011$xPeace. 615 0$aNewly independent states 676 $a327.730567 700 $aFeldman$b Noah$f1970-$0525103 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910345142203321 996 $aWhat We Owe Iraq$91681020 997 $aUNINA