To those who say these terrorists are just a fringe element and that Islam as a whole is peaceful and not responsible for the behavior and positions of the fringe:
What exactly was the last time Lutheran extremists bombed a building?
When did you last hear about that infamous fringe Methodist group hijacking a plane?
How about those fanatic Buddhist madmen taking control of an impoverished country?
And those Catholic thugs cooking up chemical weapons to wipe out their rivals?
And of course we have all heard those stories about Presbyterian sleepers infiltrating a country, intending to live quietly until it's time to commit their terrorist acts ...
Sri Lanka? Myanmar (Burma)?
At least in part, the leaders of these countries base their appeal to the masses on protecting the Buddhist religion against the non-Buddhist minirities.