ABSTRACT
The practical implications of that doctrine, which the Bush administration articulated in its National Security Strategy (NSS) in September 2002, were demonstrated through the conduct of the Second Iraq War in 2003 and will likely continue to condition US foreign policy in the context of nation building operations in Iraq over the long term. This chapter examines the future of Washington's relationship with the new Iraq and its likely impact upon the prosecution of the war on terrorism and democratization of the Greater Middle East therein. It discusses the prospects for the future of nation building in Iraq. The chapter examines the potential for the democratization of the Greater Middle East. It addresses the broader issue of the evolution of the relationship between Islam and the West during and beyond the 2000s. The 1990s featured the emergence of entities that gradually came to be referred to by scholars and policymakers as "failing" and "failed" states.
