This happened:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_rulehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ColonialismEven the conflict is sudan is gracisouly the fault of the British. The Sudanese were tribes that moved around, and the british decided it was smart to force each group to be in a specific region, but forgot about the nomadic tribes.
This is just a visual representation of what happend:
Even the crusades slowed down progress. It's hard to progress when you're dealing with war. If it weren't for crusades and colonialism we'd have a lot more inventions and more peace for sure.
You know a Muslim is responsible for inventing the crankshaft, pistons and valves. Take a wild guess where that's used? A car. If it weren't for many of these conflicts we might have had a car a lot earlier. Before Michael Angelo ever conceived his flying wings or airplane ideas, it was the Muslims that did it way before him. Even the windmill it was invented by a persian muslim around 650AD not the dutch.
The reality is, these conflicts slow down mankind's progress. I've visitied muslim countries and lived as well. They are not as you think they are. They are actually far better off than we are. But there is an illusion created by the media to make everywhere else seem shitty while making it here look like the best thing in the whole world. The facts are quite opposite we live in a shit hole, ruled by shitheads, with a shitty infrastructure and money only being spent on wars.
If there was no US meddling and no imposing of dictators, believe me Muslims would surpass the west yet again. It is quite evident how? Even with the duress of conflicts and dictatorships, these people want to build build build, not war war war. The US only wants conflicts it doesnt give a shit about the crumbling infrastructure of its own country.
"Rebuilding countries" LOL... more like DESTROY the country, then bring in contractors, then indebt with interest the locals you invaded. Modern day new style colonialism,
Take the example of what just happened in Libya. There was no taxes, interest free banking, the country had NO debt, had GOLD lots of it... There's a whole list of things about the country and how Gadaffi benefitted the country. He wasnt all good obviously but the things the country offered you would not even imagine. I've lived there. My uncle's lived there for 30 years, his daughter was born there even. He is still not muslim and neither is she.
He wanted africa and arab countries to employ a gold and silver dinnar and dirham. This would have made africa RICH, while western countries CRUMBLE. Thats why he was invaded. And now? The country is indebted to the west with interest, IMF, world bank step in. Country is FUCKED
The fact that the muslims want shari'ah and to be ruled/rule by islam will not happen either, why because the US will meddle its ass in there and interfere and cause division and conflict as usual. There can never be peace or progress or justice as long as the western nations keep interfering!