Russia, China and the Middle East are theaters where Western strategic illusions tend to erode too slowly — almost politely — until reality forces its way through.
The rulers of the Middle East learned long ago — from the United States falling for their Charlie Brown football routine every time — how to outwit the West or outlast it.
With the Gaza Strip, US President Donald J. Trump sets up a “Board of Peace” ostensibly to oversee the permanent disarmament of Hamas, only to pack it with Islamists dedicated to waging war, who have no interest in seeing any kind of peace, and then turns his attention elsewhere while Hamas comfortably builds up its power base again.
