It has been made clear, the goal to make all of America submit and convert to Islam, as well as the rest of the world. This was the goal from the beginning of Islam, and for those wish to fundementalists of this religion, it still is. Whereas, for centuries they have, of their own ineptitude, and of ( or should I say, born of ) their cultural/religious backwardness, they have fallen behind the world. In this decline of their civilization, they couldnt keep up and the military was one of those areas that fell behind fact ( in fact, since they really dont view the nation/state as the entity of choice, but recognize the caliphate ) they had no ability to project power and conquer. Now, in the lust for weapons they now see available to the and within their grasp, their lust to restore and expand is foremost in their minds. Being transnational now is an advantage, for to who(m) do you look to retaliate? And they want to be on the offence, we have to continue to grab the initiative and take it to them, for they will surely come to us if we dont. The 9-11 attacks fully demonstrated that.
