President Trump spoke to leaders of countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council on May 21 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I learned firsthand about a radical ideology that promotes an apocalyptic war with the West and total domination. What I heard from extremists I interviewed around the world, however, suggests that taking aim at “radical Islam” misses the mark. If you can’t draw a straight line from radical Islam to terrorism, what might be driving extremism in the Middle East? Trump’s narrow focus on countering “radical ideology,” unfortunately, will only distract us from the real solution.

Source: Washington Post May 21, 2017 16:04 UTC