OK, here goes. I have spent a lot of time in the middle east and central asia, specifically Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan.
As "people of the Book" there is much in common between conservative, traditional Americans and the everyday member of Islamic society. Contrast this to the "remove God and His teachings from all aspects of society" mission statement of the American left.
The hatred for "American values" has grown in the region through it's exposure to our "culture" as evoked through Hollywood and the media, which is, in fact, anti-thetical to the traditions and values that enriched the soil that produced a Reagan revolution.
The very people who voted in great numbers to elect the party endorsed by those sworn to kill us all will be first slaughtered should we lose this war.
Muslims hate both sides of American/Western culture. Yes, they hate the Hollywood garbage. But they also hate pious Christian culture as well. The genocide in Sudan against Christians is against simple people who merely refuse to worship to Mecca. The Islamic conquests of the 600-700s (AD) had nothing to do with a reaction to Hollywood garbage.