MonkeyBusiness,
Totally agree at the hypocrisy of the Gulf States.
Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE are small - but can take a token no. of refugees (considering their own small population) However Saudi Arabia and Oman have large geographical spread and can certain afford to absorb a large no of migrants - temporarily atleast, if not permanently.
Poorer mid-east countries have taken a lead in hosting the Syrian refugees though. As per UN High Comission of Refugee data Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon have taken 2.1 million Syrians and Turkey is hosting another 1.9 million. But the situation will become grim if there is no end to war in Syria and there is an exodus of more refugees. There will be opposition in Europe too sometime or other if the situation continues.
A cause for concern among some Europeans will be of the unwillingness of the refugees to assimilate into their culture. It is also a fact that in countries such as US, UK, Norway, France, Holland, Belgium and Spain - Sudanese, Moroccoan and some other national refugees have also turned against their benefactors and have sought to undermine the authority of the local government.
The world, its politics, culture, economies are going to get more unpredictable. In my view, the root cause of conflict has to be resolved and that would include the following which involves one or other super-powers (US/Russia/China) directly or indirectly :
* Shia-Sunni (Iran-Saudi+Gulf Sates) reconciliation.
* Israel and Palestinian issues
* China's claims over islands with SE countries
* North-South Korea tension
* Cold war between US/Russia/China
* India-Pakistan issues
While this would be an ideal scenario, some countries and superpowers themselves have interest for mostly economic, military or geo-political reasons to counter what could be otherwise settled by peaceful means. While some could speak of the hands of illuminati and such, I tend to believe that commercial / economic motives (greed) is the main reason that situations such as above perpetuate and the world remains in a state of tension thereby allowing rich countries to sell billions of dollars in arms and make dependent countries puppets on a string.
Just my view...
European countries are asked to provide them asylum, but their own countries (richest in world) Kuwait, Saudi & UAE have taken 0 (Zero) refugees.