A friend of mine recommended A Peace to End All Peace, but I haven't read it yet. https://www.amazon.com/Peace-End-All-Ottoman-Creation/dp/0805088091/ref=sr_1_

A friend of mine recommended A Peace to End All Peace, but I haven't read it yet. https://www.amazon.com/Peace-End-All-Ottoman-Creation/dp/0805088091/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522938442&sr=8-1&keywords=a+peace+to+end+all+peace https://www.amazon.com/Peace-End-All-Ottoman-Creation/dp/080... Your idle curiosity has already yielded an important insight: the situation is complex. I think if everyone only knew one thing about the middle east, it should be that.