Quote Originally Posted by Jiberjabber View Post
... because they were tearing themselves apart before the west saw the value of their oil ...

Modern extremist Islam is a reactionary fire that was instigated by decades of western interference in multiple sovereign nations across the middle-east. Whether that spark would have eventually occurred is irrelevant. Blaming ISIS on some perceived notion you have of muslims is akin to racism. You don't seem like the stupid type ...
Go take a vacation in Syria, Iraq, Libya etc and explain your enlightened views to them.
I'll enjoy watching the subsequent video of you on your knees blindfolded.
Better only ride a bicycle too from now on ..avoid the tainted fuel running Western internal combustion engines.