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Old 07-27-2016, 01:34 PM   #8412
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Originally Posted by AltaGuy View Post
I suppose my thinking always goes: what has contributed (and continues to contribute) more to the spread and entrenchment of Islamic terrorism/jihadism?

1. The "Regressive Left"

2. Insatiable Western appetites for Saudi oil.

3. The Gulf wars and Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

I am just not bothered by the "Regressive Left".
The answer is that none of them are particularly significant causes, compared to he plain old belief in a magic man in the sky.

Although you can argue that #1 and #2 are contributing to our inability to create policy to address the situation.
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