This article seems to support a just war perspective, which MCC doesn't agree with. However, he raises some interesting points about what each side might be more willing to accept and actually carry out. His suggestions would require some optimism, but after decades of pessimism and pragmatism, and with little or no improvement after all that time, perhaps optimism is an option that needs to be tried.

His main point, that domination is not the way to security, is one that desperately needs to be taken to heart here in the Middle East.