Submitted by Thomas C. Inskip, Jan 10, 2008 01:58

General Maxwell D. Taylor wrote four books. He warned that the Middle-East held problems that, in time, increased cost and made agreements, victories, or peace uncertain. This wisdom from a man who is gone from us now proves exactly on the mark. A reading of the book, Osmand's Dream shows that the Ottoman Empire's tribes hold resilience and complicated interactions that Washington DC never recognizes. Israel arrives into the Ottoman Empire problems in 1948; and without cognitive process, tribal reactionary forces continue (the same) hostility. What is different is that, Washington DC has not read the works of great analysts.

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