Have you heard this Kurdish phrase: 'کوررە ئەمە هەر کەرەکەي جارانە تەنها کورتانەکەی گۆرايە' in English 'he is the same jack a*ss except his saddle has been changed.
The link bellow is about a statement by Syrian opposition refusing self rule in West Kurdistan. They never change. This Kurdish phrase applies on them perfectly.
http://www.awaniq.com/2/index.php/2013- ... 2-07-53-22