British peace assumed the Dervishes were no longer a serious threat

Evidence

This somewhat lame conclusion to the third and fourth British expeditions which together had cost some five and a half million pounds recognized that the Dervishes had not been completely eliminated, but assumed that they no longer constituted any serious threat. Or so at least it was convenient to think. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 221

Categorization

• XREF: Lewis’s ironic aside ‘or so at least it was convenient to think’ telegraphs the coming reversal — a narrative method worth noting for the arc. — connects to: Four expeditions by 1904 reduced Dervish strength enough to force peace; Warsangeli defection to the Dervishes signaled renewed warfare — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 223

Related

• Four expeditions by 1904 reduced Dervish strength enough to force peace (similarity 0.94)
• Warsangeli defection to the Dervishes signaled renewed warfare (similarity 0.82)
• France tacitly tolerated arms reaching the Dervishes to weaken Britain (similarity 0.79)