Resist Nation‑Building

After limited military successes that remove hostile leaders, democracies should commit publicly to narrowly defined, enforceable objectives and to minimising long‑term occupation or reconstruction promises. Policymakers must pair any kinetic operation with a realistic, politically acceptable exit plan that does not rely on extensive long‑run state‑building absent clear domestic consent and allied burden‑sharing. — This reframes intervention debates by making a concrete rule—no open‑ended reconstruction without compulsory allied commitments and domestic authorization—a political and operational constraint on future raids and regime‑change efforts.