Radical Islam is fascistic; from their perspective Israel is America. Apparently the Koran can easily be read to demand WWIII; the moslem states face a serious choice . . . and if all goes well the dominoes fall (appear to be falling) our way.
Interesting point about getting delusions of grandeur. Because they were able with our help to fight the USSR on their own soil, they now think to defeat us on ours, and/or to lure us into losing on theirs. They have bitten off quite a lot. Pray God they cannot chew it.