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Al Qaeda grew mostly from the CIA arming funding and double-crossing useful militia I think. Religious fundamentalism was a bolt-on and they were effectively shut down quickly after 9/11.
I get your point though.
Islamic state were a predictable result of the horror and chaos of the ‘War on Terror’. The Taliban in Afghanistan remain.
miro_o
Religious fundamentalism doesn't grow in a vacuum. Al Qaeda, IS etc all grew hugely after being attacked/having an oppressed people. Ridiculous to write off 50 years of oppressions and apartheid being the cause of fanaticism because religion also exists.