Do you believe that the nation building efforts in Iraq were a success or a failure? And by extension, do you support nation building as a foreign policy initiative? Why/why not? Use the situation in Iraq as your key support.
Begin your briefing with the address: Dear Mr. President and Mr. Secretary of State.
Support your position with evidence: you must cite from at least FOUR of the six assigned reading.
“ U.S. Nation-Building in Iraq Will Work” by Donald Rumsfeld (2007)
“ Nation-Building Fuels Civil Destruction” by Pierre Tristram (2007)
“ Iraq in the Rearview Mirror” by Jed Babbin (2011)
“ Nation-BuildingWould Be Great, If It Were Possible” by George Jonas (2010)