Do we really understand the face of modern terrorism?

LTC (Join to see)

The article stated,"Bin Laden corporatized terror and franchised it out. He requested specific political concessions, such as the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Saudi Arabia." which makes perfect sense, since he had a degree in economics. The article fails to go into detail about OBL's background, with regards to his schooling, it fails to mention that he received a large portion of his religious education in Saudi Arabia, learning a fundamentalist form of Islam known as Wahhabism.
As lengthy and historically detailed as this piece is it fails to mention the Saud family and their part in the spread of Wahhabism, the founder of Wahhabism, the inclusion to this day of the founder's heirs in the highest Islamic religious forum, that takfir is a tenant of Wahhabism, it did not talk about the alliance between Abdul-Aziz Ibn Saud and Muhammed Ibn Abd al Wahhab.
"One of the main tenets of Abd al-Wahhab's doctrine has become the key idea of takfir. Under the takfiri doctrine, Abd al-Wahhab and his followers could deem fellow Muslims infidels should they engage in activities that in any way could be said to encroach on the sovereignty of the absolute Authority (that is, the King). Abd al-Wahhab denounced all Muslims who honored the dead, saints, or angels. He held that such sentiments detracted from the complete subservience one must feel towards God, and only God. Wahhabi Islam thus bans any prayer to saints and dead loved ones, pilgrimages to tombs and special mosques, religious festivals celebrating saints, the honoring of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad's birthday, and even prohibits the use of gravestones when burying the dead."

In Wahhab's view anyone not complying to the strict conformity of his beliefs were not Muslims.

In order to understand the Islamic State one must know the history of Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia.

I've linked an article here if you would like to read it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alastair-crooke/isis-wahhabism-saudi-arabia_b_5717157.html

LTC (Join to see) My impression is there is no "getting ahead " of this enemy --they seek total submission or total annihilation.

I don't think we do because we, as a culture, have become eroded by the 30-60 minute mindset. It is almost as if we cannot grasp being so dedicated to something that we realized it may take generations to accomplish it. Our attention spans are shortened to expect resolution within the timeframe of an average tv show.
We also do not have the intestinal fortitude to withstand such a lengthy battle. Nor, does it seem, can we fathom that someone might see us as intolerant or supporters of their right to do whatever. Call it sissified or PC or whatever.