It was an inconclusive cruel little war, that drew on and on.

Eventually, Jugurtha renewed his offensive, leading to a long and inconclusive war with Rome.

Following Vietnam, the military saw itself nearly destroyed by fighting an inconclusive, unpopular and probably illegal war.

In 1554-1557, he waged an inconclusive war against Ivan the Terrible of Russia.

Paramount among them is the deeply rooted drive for Chechen separatism, which has led to two deadly but inconclusive wars in the past decade.

Not yet widely remarked is a curious divergence within the Bush ranks on the subject of an inconclusive war and a premature peace.

"Americans do not like long, inconclusive wars - and this is going to be a long, inconclusive war," he told Fall.

Similarly, the nation may be mired in an inconclusive war on terror next year, and the economy could still be in trouble.

At the end of the inconclusive war, both sides agreed to respect the terms of the 1975 agreement.

A prolonged, bloody and inconclusive war against terrorism probably would bring lower stock market values even if the economy is growing again.