Marine Corps Readiness in Nation Building
Abstract
The Marine Corps currently finds itself involved in large-scale nation building in Iraq and Afghanistan. They are involved in developing these countries by removing despotic regimes and establishing democratic governments. The assumption follows that continuing to ensure the safety of America by bringing prosperity to the impoverished will remain an important part of our nation's strategy for ensuring the safety of its citizens. Furthermore, the inference is that our country will continue to lean toward displacing and changing corrupt governments as a means towards encouraging the growth of freedom and free markets. Current operations demonstrate that the Marine Corps is involved in nation building, and its repeated involvement in this type of operation throughout history demands some amount of organizational acceptance of the Marine Corps' role. As it stands, the Marine Corps is woefully unprepared to conduct nation building in support of the nation's foreign policy. To better prepare for nation building, the Marine Corps needs to take a serious look at how it figures into the national dialogue on security issues, its current TTPs, and the education it needs to conduct this type of operation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 11, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA506788
Entities
People
- J. C. Haynie
Organizations
- Marine Corps University