Sad. Neither Megalomaniac nor the Middle East have changed in thousands of years.
War is part of the human condition. You’re right, it is sad.
As is the universal desire for man to desire to rule over other men.
But these maladies are not limited to the Middle East. They exist where ever men exist. They are part of man’s make up.
The Zulu were warriors as were the Celts and the Vikings. North and South of the equator men make war on each other.
Neither has mankind in general. Our thoughts are still evil from the day of our birth.