expert says victory impossible in the mid east, page-14

Typical ghost story!
You’ve decided to dismiss all the relevant points and diffuse the issue by jumping into selected parts of world History.
But History is a vast topic and not conducive to a bunch of aggressive and subjective one liners in an open forum.
So I won’t. I’ve shown you how I feel and you’ve shown me how you feel.
This is my bus stop. I’m off!