Cartoon states

In Skypeland, one can hear all kinds of opinions. An Egyptian said that Egypt was widely viewed as the leader of the Arab world, and blamed all the religious trouble in the Middle East on the countries of the gulf. He also said this was created indirectly by the Americans because they bought the oil from the gulf states. He said that all the countries in the gulf, including Saudi Arabia were not real countries, but "cartoon states". Ah yes...