"It is a long war of attrition with no end in sight, " wrote Gerges.

CNN: Q&A: Is Syrian war escalating to wider conflict?

Mr Gerges has long urged America to shake up its policy in the region.

ECONOMIST: The awkward job of managing a region in flux

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Fawaz A. Gerges.

CNN: SHARE THIS

Mr Gerges is not without praise for Mr Obama, who has had to deal with a dramatically changing Middle East.

ECONOMIST: The awkward job of managing a region in flux

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Fawaz Gerges.

CNN: Commentary: Iran's sons and daughters will win

Yesterday, we learned that Professor Gerges had taken his children to visit their grandparents outside Beirut this summer, and they are all stuck there.

NPR: Hezbollah's Evolution from Militants to Politicians

Fawas Gerges, a professor of Middle East studies and international affairs at Sarah Lawrence College, says the latest Abu Ghraib photos may further inflame that anger.

NPR: New Abu Ghraib Pictures, Videotape Made Public

We're joined again today by Fawaz Gerges.

NPR: Hezbollah's Evolution from Militants to Politicians