The middle east is politically undeveloped and unstable so wars would be inevitable, with or without western involvement. It is unfortunate, but &quot;great powers&quot; were involved in the nation building of many many different countries. They seem to fail in middle east - so far. But that doesn&#x27;t mean that it would all be peaceful of the westerners stopped being involved.<p>The problem is, as your comment shows, the idea of a nation is far less appealing than the idea of religion in middleeastern countries. You need to first have people willing to fight for their <i>country</i> more than they are for their religion.