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In reply to the discussion: I just do not understand Paris [View all]But the ME proper (Iranians are the descendants of Persians, not Arabs) has been a slaughterhouse ever since the Sunni/Shia schism save for the era when the Ottoman Peace was enforced in Turkish controlled or allied areas. And IIRC the Turkic peoples originated in Central Asia IIRC. Centuries-old religion-fueled blood feuds are the very woof and warp of much of the culture in the region.
It has always been a place where tribalism and nutbar religion override all other considerations. All Bushco did was give the ever-boiling hornets' nest a decidedly unneeded kick. But it has been the world center of mindless butchery for more than a thousand years. The main difference between then and now is that they have modern weapons instead of camels and scimitars.