Why Do Arabs Keep Choosing These Leaders?

For Arabs, choosing leaders is hard. For prime minister, Iraqis can choose between Haidar al-Abadi and Nouri al-Maliki, who are both clueless on democracy. Meanwhile, Egyptians see their megalomaniac President Abdul-Fatah Sissi replace the delusional Mohamed Morsi. The Lebanese, for their part, have had to deal with decades of ambition from twitchy Michel Aoun, his two sons-in-law, and a host of tribal chieftains such as Walid Jumblatt and Nabih Berri.