This has a whole lot to do with the present control of the U.S. government and military supporting Sunni Islam versus Shiite. Think back through the saga of the last five years, bowing to Sunni Saud, strengthening the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood in the so-called Arab Spring, and now enabling Sunni insurgents to fight against Shiite Alawite Assad who is supported by Shiite Iran. It is no coincidence that Indonesia is a major Sunni Islamic nation. Connect the dots.
It makes all the sense in the world once you realize that the U.S. government is probably a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Saudi royal family.