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To: jttmab who wrote (16830)	5/19/2005 9:20:53 AM
From: Bucky Katt	of 20773

He folks, we are now nation building, more $billions down the rat hole?>> On Wednesday night, president Bush celebrated the military's nation-building role, saying that while "the main purpose of our military is to find and defeat the terrorists overseas," members of the armed forces are "also undertaking a less visible, but increasingly important task: helping the people of these nations build civil societies from the rubble of oppression." Aides to Mr. Bush have said that his change of view began early in his first term, during a visit to Kosovo. But even then, he seemed to draw limits on what kind of nation-building activities he thought were appropriate. On Wednesday, he celebrated the military's participation in actions that are normally considered civilian. nytimes.com A page from the text book rand.org

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