not a chance - when Arabs are whipped, they cower.
That's the elephant under the rug that the west just can't seem to grasp.
Teddy Roosevelt knew it, but he was the last one. He delivered an ultimatum (Pedicaris/Raszouli), and got results. Same thingi in the Phillipines.
But the "modern" whiz kids running the show now don't get it. Instead of meeting the bluster with unmitigated force -- which will get the desired results, they try to play pop-psyche BS games, and come off as being "reasonable" and diplomatic.
This is a mistake. It is viewed as weakness, and only encourages further abuse.
The enemy's mindset respects that which it fears. We, on the other hand, seem to be fixated on eliminating any chance of them fearing us, because that would mean we're unreasonable -- we're not nice.
You don't make progress by being "nice" to snakes. You get bitten.