The Catch 22 of Nation Building:

A reader writes:

Nation building depends on the kind of nation that is being targeted for reconstruction. Most of the ones the US will have a strategic interest in are in a complete mess, which is why they have become a threat in the first place. Therefore the kind of nations the US wants to build are exactly the kind of nations you don't want to get involved with. Kind of a Groucho Marx affiliation problem [Groucho said of Hillcrest Country Club: I don't want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.]

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