The US Rebublican bunch have once again decided to deride President Obama for failing to name Islamic Extremism as the cause of the current terrorist/expansionist issues plaguing the Middle East as well as much of the western world. It is not often I find myself in agreement with this gang of political thugs, however blindness is seldom a viable defence against terror.
With the IS declaring their goal as the creation of an Islamist state, and their geographical objective being all the lands previously conquered by their warrior prophet, I believe it may be time to raise the level of concern. To my mind it is not too much of a stretch to see this becoming yet another religious war pitting Islam against Christianity. These two faiths have a long tradition of enmity and violence. They both cling to the idea that they must convert everyone to their particular beliefs, and neither of these groups are shy about using violence and intimidation to achieve that end. Given the access to technology now available to the average thug in the street, it won't take much to draw global political powers into such a conflict.
Now I'm not saying the end is nigh or any such nonsense. I am saying this is something the world needs to be aware of as a possibility.