The West keeps creating & reacting to situations in the Islamic World - but the outcome is almost always beyond its control.

Opportunists take advantage of the chaos - we've seen this is Iraq, Libya & only God knows what will happen in Afghanistan.

These people still see a Medieval World - of Christendom against the Muslim Ummah. The West persists in believing that this is not so, but that isn't how these people view reality.

Will non-Western Christians evolve into a political force if they feel threatened by growing Jihadism in the Sahel? Time will tell - but they are more likely to see confrontation with Islam as medieval struggle (ala Charles Martell) than Western academics.

Please note: non-Western Christians are not unaware of the plight of Christians in Iraq.

The IS shouldn't be underestimated. This is a much more dangerous organisation and idea, than Al Qaeda.

I know this might sound ludicrous in 2014 - but an all out religious war between Muslims & Christians could happen in a decade over large parts of Africa - that is why this IS threat has to be dealt with.