The hopeful Lawrence drew his own peace map of the region, one that paid closer heed to tribal allegiances and rivalries. The map could have saved the world a lot of time, trouble and treasure, one historian said, providing the region with a far better starting point than the crude imperial carve up. Lawrence wrote to a British major in Cairo: Im afraid you will be delayed a long time, cleaning up all the messes and oddments we have left behind us.
Posted on: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 01:01:26 +0000
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