No doubt its a terrible thing, but the bit you never hear about in the news, and the bit we shouldn't lose sight of, is that this has been going on for hundreds upon hundreds of years!
Its only now that we have the technology and ease of travel to be aware of it, and the fact that they now have rockets, bombs and guns to kill each other more effectively and with a considerable amount more noise, that we're actually taking any notice!
From time immemorial these nations have been raiding, murdering, pillaging, massacring, invading and just generally squabbling among themselves.
