Analysis of state-building in Iraq highlights conflicting views on the humanitarian and strategic approach to rebuilding democracy.
Whether the 2003 invasion of Iraq was principally strategic or humanitarian, the United States’ involvement in Iraq has become a complex state-building mission. While there is agreement within the international community on the importance of rebuilding a democratic Iraq, there are many conflicting viewpoints on how this operation should proceed.
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Hafsteinn Hafsteinnsson (2005) studied this question.