[Tublecane]

“Americans Weary of Nation Building”

Republicans were, too, when Clinton did it. Then suddenly after a certain date they changed their minds, I guess because they couldn’t think of anything better to do. Hey, it worked in Germany and Japan, didn’t it? Why not in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan? Well, thems the breaks.

[LibFreeUSA]

Hey, it worked in Germany and Japan, didn’t it?

Big difference. They had to pulverize those countries into submission. Now, they can't even shoot unless they get shot at first.

[BitWielder1]

Hey, it worked in Germany and Japan, didn’t it? Why not in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan?

Because Germany and Japan are nations with educated and industrious people.

The other big difference is that back then USA fought to win, not to settle down into an endless simmering war.

[BuffaloJack]

> Hey, it worked in Germany and Japan, didn’t it? Why not in Iraq, Iran, and Afghanistan?

1) Japan and Germany have people who are industrious and educated.
2) Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan have people who desire to live in the 7th century.
3) The USA should just get out of nation building. We would not actually need anything other nations have to offer if the leftists and the enviros would allow us to use our own resources and the government would remove all of the anti-business money-grubbing legislation.

[dfwgator]

“Americans Weary of Nation Building” Republicans were, too, when Clinton did it.

That's a joke, right? Clinton had no bigger cheerleader for Kosovo than John "I never saw a war I didn't like" McLame.

[Ohioan]

Germany & Japan had self-developed national identities, long predating our involvement. In Japan, it is true, there were some major changes, but the Emperor--as part of the surrender agreement--worked with MacArthur.

"Nation Building" in the Third World has not only been in violation of our Constitution; it has been a very flawed concept. (For example, see Democracy In Third World--Destructive Egalitarian Myth.)

William Flax