I am no denying that Libya & Syria are war torn countries unfit for having normal life... but why all these refugees instead of seeking help from very rich Muslim countries - like Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia are fleeing to Europe? Which is far more exotic place for them? Aren't most of them Muslims, raised in similar environment and living by the same laws as their Muslim brethren?
I think people in the West tend to assume people from the middle east view Europe and America as somehow exotic/foreign. This is because they are projecting their own prejudice on others. People are people. Everyone knows the west is developed and is light years ahead of those oil rich countries you named. If your country was ravaged by civil war you would be doing the same thing.
Similar environment...by the same laws? That is a terribly simplistic understanding of what is going on. Although not wholly similar situations, but why don't Mexicans go to Argentina as oppose to the USA? Argentina has the same language(spanish) and religion(Catholicism). Comparatively, the US is a far more exotic place to them.
The point being, people look for countries that are stable, have functioning institutions, and some level of justice. For a myriad of reasons, the middle east is lacking countries that share those characteristics. The ones that are relatively stable, Turkey and Jordan, are over flooded with refugees.