http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/pentagon_makes_nation-building_equal_to_combat_operations/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:32:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/pentagon_makes_nation-building_equal_to_combat_operations/comment-page-1/#comment-68009 James Joyner Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:53:53 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=12978#comment-68009 spencer: True up to a very narrow point. But State couldn't recruit sufficient people to do the job, let alone order them to go into a war zone. Further, Defense has the luxury of being able to use the folks for double duty as warfighters, so we'd need most of the troops regardless. spencer: True up to a very narrow point. But State couldn't recruit sufficient people to do the job, let alone order them to go into a war zone. Further, Defense has the luxury of being able to use the folks for double duty as warfighters, so we'd need most of the troops regardless.

]]> http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/pentagon_makes_nation-building_equal_to_combat_operations/comment-page-1/#comment-67998 spencer Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:11:29 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=12978#comment-67998 Other US government departments -- State, ,aid etc., -- have fewer resources to do nation building then DOD because of deliberate policy decisions. There is no inherent reason these decisions could not be reversed. Other US government departments -- State, ,aid etc., -- have fewer resources to do nation building then DOD because of deliberate policy decisions. There is no inherent reason these decisions could not be reversed.

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