The reason is Islam...
As you know, Islam is a conquering religion. It was to be propagated through conquest. Mohammed spread it throught conquest...so did the his followers after his death...
The "glory" of Islam found it covering the territory from Spain to the Phillipines and on the verge of conquering Europe... it has slowly been pushed back.
But once a territory has been conquered for Islam it forever belongs to Islam...so the areas that have been "reconquered" by that other civilization is still Islam.
Bin Ladin is true to Islam's destiny. To conquer and dominate the world. That is inherent in the Qu'ran. The fact that Islam has been retreating since the middle ages shows not a civilization in decline, but to the jihadist, a people in backsliding heresy. That's why the Wahabbis take the war to other Muslims. They have not obeyed the idicts of their religion. The jihadists must, to be fully obedient to the full intent of Allah's idict, rise up and conquer in the name of Islam. Both the territory that they have lost and those territories that have yet to conquered. The United States stands as the citadel for the unconquered. That's why they hate us. Because to obey fully, the United States must be gotten out of the way. Either physically or crushing our will to fight. That is what Bin Ladin is trying to accomplish.
The real Islam is full of violence.
Now, the question is do all Muslims believe or accept that part of Islam? It would be like asking do all Christians believe the full scope of the Bible. There are those who do and those who don't.
pretext! Better word for it.
Glad I met you Carton. Thanks for the replies.
Catch you another time.
Regards