Dunno.
I heard someone argue on the radio recently that Islam is going through the same kinds of divisions and conflicts as Christianity did in Europe a few hundred years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_wars_of_religion and so forth.
I think the thrust of the argument is that it's nothing new and it won't be resolved quickly.
76 died at the Branch Davidian compound. It didn't turn into a religious war.
There was a time when the Red Brigades and the rest seemed like they would always be with Europe. But they faded away. I expect IS and al Qaeda will as well, but it's going to take a long time. And something else will take its place.
It'll be "interesting" to see what happens in Saudi Arabia when Ghawar becomes too depleted to pump... (Probably less than 40 years if extractable reserves are 71 Bbbl and production is 5 Mbbl/day.)
Cheers,
Scott.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_wars_of_religion and so forth.
I think the thrust of the argument is that it's nothing new and it won't be resolved quickly.
76 died at the Branch Davidian compound. It didn't turn into a religious war.
There was a time when the Red Brigades and the rest seemed like they would always be with Europe. But they faded away. I expect IS and al Qaeda will as well, but it's going to take a long time. And something else will take its place.
It'll be "interesting" to see what happens in Saudi Arabia when Ghawar becomes too depleted to pump... (Probably less than 40 years if extractable reserves are 71 Bbbl and production is 5 Mbbl/day.)
Cheers,
Scott.