How the Middle East got to where they are

1. The Middle East has been like this for years

1.1. "Violence, ethnic clashes, political instability - have you ever wondered why the Middle East is such a mess"

2. It wasn't because of the most recent events, its actually been "passed down"throughout the years

2.1. A lot of it traces back to 100 years ago, Sir Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot

3. People weren't people anymore, rather they were looked at by their tribes and religions.

3.1. "The sense of being a citizen did not exist"

3.2. "Ottoman rule didn't really think of themselves as nations with firm borders, but rather tribal and religious groups"