I hope that some of you have more knowledge of history than I do.  I can’t recall any group like al Qaeda or its fellow terrorist groups.  These are transnational groups whose objectives are at best murky. They talk about setting up caliphates as in the past. They also take issue with modern ideas. They just can’t be serious. It is not just Western nations that would object, but the majority of those in Islamic nations.  I am trying to understand their mentality, but I just don’t get it.