1.   And why bother rebuilding the nation when the only goal is to abandon it?

2.   America had fought a war and was settling down to raise families and rebuild a nation still shaking off the effects of the Great Depression.

3.   As for Aristide himself, his vision for rebuilding the nation remains long on theology but short on specifics.

4.   But US and European officials have made clear that as long as Slobodan Milosevic remains in power, the West will not help rebuild the nation.

5.   He now faces the task of continuing to rebuild a nation shattered by war and unifying its feuding tribes and warlords.

6.   He must ensure that billions of dollars in aid pledged by other countries to rebuild his nation arrives and is put to good use.

7.   He offered a special note of thanks to veterans for helping rebuild the nations of their enemies.

8.   The hard part will be getting a bewildering coalition of tribes, warlords, political parties and nations to work together to rebuild the nation.

9.   They are the working backbone that in theory should be available to help rebuild this nation.

10.   Where else has the United States helped rebuild a nation?