The Study on U.S. Policy Toward Nation-Building in Iraq
| Autor: | Chia-Ching Ma, 馬家慶 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 98 After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Bush administration quickly responds with a series of diplomatic and military operations aimed at overthrowing the Saddam Hussein regime. Iraq is also labeled as the “Axis of Evil” in America’s narratives of war on terrorism. The U.S. government asserts that launching a war toward Iraq is indispensible and should be seen as the essential of U.S. global anti-terror strategy. However, after the War, the progress of Iraq’s national reconstruction is not proceeding as predicted. Indeed, there are very many criticisms about U.S. post-war Middle East policy in both academia and the political arena. In order to effectively discuss the U.S.-led operations in Iraq, this thesis not only interprets the concept of “nation-building” but also distinguishes the whole nation-building operation into three parts, namely, security maintaining, political reconstruction, and economic reconstruction. In addition, six variables such as security, governance, democratization, humanitarian aid, economic stability, and economic development, are utilized to evaluate America’s Iraq policy. The author argues that there are no supported reasons for the U.S. to launch the War. Critics also indicate that Iraq’s political turmoil could be attributed to Washington’s miscalculation about the power structure of Iraq, and its inappropriate strategy for the post-war Iraq. Although the U.S. has completed several political achievements in Iraq, such as providing necessary assistances for the new regime to effectively govern the country, and to reconstruct public infrastructures, Iraq still faces a sever political and security situation. Admittedly, public security is seen as the most influential factor regarding Iraq’s national reconstruction. |
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