If it wasn’t for oil, these knuckle-dragging barbarians would still be riding camels looking for trade caravans to pillage for trinkets and slaves. They are wealthy only through good fortune and the exertions of people far better than themselves.
I've been to the Middle East more times than I care to remember, and your comment is 100% accurate. Doesn't matter if you're in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, or UAE. These people are just a stones throw from prehistoric intelligence.