I dont assume anything. I know because Ive spoken with many captured insurgents and read their missives and published papers all the time. Im telling you what THEIR opinion is. We have to understand how our enemies think, is what I am telling you.

They see the US as a greedy, imperialist monster that is attacking and oppressing their religion all around the world. In some ways, this view is not inaccurate.

On the other hand, we in the West havent been very good at trying to win over the moderate Muslims either, while in fact we ask them to work with us and turn in their jihadi neighbors, which, to a true Muslim, would be akin to denying the Holy Spirit or calling Jesus a liar and a fake.

And AQ has attacked soldiers in Saudi Arabia. Have you not heard of Khobar towers? Nor the myriad other attacks against military installations of the Saudi forces that you won't hear about in your normal media outlets. They are fighting against an occupation of the Middle East by Western armies (the US), not to destroy our country or way of life. Anyone who claims AQ is fighting us because "they hate freedom" is simply naive.

AQIZ is not related to AQ as envisioned by Zawahiri and bin Laden. AQ in fact is a myth and not a real organization. AQ is a conglomerate or alliance of dozens of different rebel groups around the world.