Isn&#x27;t it naive to think of these countries as one entity?  Is the US, or any Western country, one unified allied voice where everyone has the same policies or supports the same causes?<p>It&#x27;s very likely that these &quot;rich oil-producing countries&quot; are made up of fragmented power centres and viewpoints, just like everywhere else in the world.<p>Painting these countries all with one brush is about as foolish as painting Christianity (or Islam) with one brush too.