Given the current crises in the middle east, what do you think about the map lines that have been drawn there?

Given the current crises in the Middle East, what do you think about the map lines that have been drawn there? Do you think that most of the cultural and political problems we see there now could have been avoided if cultural, religious and ethnic boundaries had been recognized when drawing the borders of these Middle Eastern states? Why or why not?
Post your original ideas -7pts, and respond to at least one person to build on their perspectives -3pts.