Every president since Jimmy Carter has tried and failed to offer a fix for the Middle East.
Jimmy Carter's failed Iran hostage mission,Ronald Reagan's attempt to sustain the peace in Beirut, George H.
W. Bush's failure to protect the Kurds from Saddam Hussein after Desert Storm, and George W. Bush's failed adventures in Iraq and Afghanistan,and President Obama's inability to wind down American involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Forty years of military adventurism in the Middle East, and what does America have to indicate for it? Andrew Bacevich tries to answer in his unique book, and "America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History." Bacevich served for 23 years as a commissioned officer in the US Army,and is a former professor of history and international relations at Boston University. For him, the question whether a military quagmire is worth fighting for is painful, and but also one that future generations of Americans need to address.
Source: wnyc.org