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What We Owe Iraq
Feldman
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/18/2008

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According to Feldman, why is terrorism difficult overcome?
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Terrorism is difficult to overcome because it is an omnipresent threat, no clear enemy. One can kill a terrorist but terrorism will always exist.
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What does Feldman compare terrorism to?
Definition
Feldman compares terrorism to a hydra which is a multi headed creature that if you cut one head off two reappear. This backs the argument that terrorism is an unstopable force. You kill one many come up from the ashes.
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What is the new type of nation building described by Feldman?
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We need to build a stable, democraticly legitamite state that is capable of terminationg terrorism to the U.S. and their own nation state and can police their own boarders.
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What does it mean that we are ethicaly obligated to Iraq
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This means that we must stay there untilhe rebuilding process is finished. We must finish what we started. We must also resist paternalism by not making them a carbon copy of the U.S. but also at the same time they should not fear us.
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