protracting

It’s good that the bar at Itsumono is a fine hangout, because as the place fills up you will hang out, with waits between drinks protracting even with two barkeeps at work.

Now, with his impotent fury and cringe-worthy tweets, he's protracting his defeat rather than dulling the humiliation with a dignified concession.

“The direct military involvement of member states in the Libyan conflict is escalating, inflaming, and protracting the conflict,” he said via email.

“The direct military involvement of member states in the Libyan conflict is escalating, inflaming, and protracting the conflict,” he said via email.

But the object of this article is another factor that helps contribute to protracting wars absent strategy.