The US currently resembles a fascist nation than the Islamic terror threat. Although we have elections, the outcome of the races is determined by who gets large corporate donations. Fascism doesn't require a dictator, but it could be reasonably defined as an oligarchy of elites sponsored by large corporate and business interests. We definitely meet the criteria for stringent economic controls and belligerent nationalism.
I have an entirely different point of view on the situation than most. What is taking place is three apostate religions that abandoned their prophetic roots are ruled by clerics who, in their histories, were empowered to interpret a book containing what they consider God's law. Both sides reject the principle that God is capable of revealing his will in modern times, considering that a heretical doctrine. As a result, rather than approach God and seek reconciliation in his will, they slavishly cling to their priestly worldviews and condemn each other to death for the blasphemies for which they accuse each other. Oddly enough, the one principle on which all three religions agree is that anyone who professes current revelation should be persecuted and oppressed.
Until Christians, Jews, and Muslims seek current revelation from the living God, they are doomed to continue in this path until God himself will overthrow their kingdoms and supplant it with his own. The current conflicts will escalate until the conditions will make the vineyard ripe for the final harvest.
I'm very impressed that you've managed to find a religious world view that should effectively alienate you from pretty much 100% of the world's Christians, Muslims, Jews AND atheists. That's quite an achievement!
Happily, I belong to none of those groups.
We have entirely too many fascist judges who like to see babies juggled on the ends of bayonets.