Causes go through a cycle: To begin with they attract angry young men as footsoldiers, then the angry young men become middle-aged leaders, then tired old men. It’s when the cause loses the ability to suck in sufficient numbers of replacement angry young men that it’s doomed. In Iran, the tired old men are the puppetmasters, whereas Al Qaeda / Taliban still seem to be attracting angry young men like the recent ‘Underpants Bomber’ and it’s leadership, from the little we hear, doesn’t appear stale and tired yet, just pure evil.
Seems you have answered your own question ….. :roll:
In the greater scheme of things, i dont think it matters to much in terms of Islamic `fundamentalism`….
And the beat goes on