I think it can also be tied into the development of the geographic areas. Because of oil, etc. those countries have not evolved in the same way the western world has. They were ruled by other countries or influenced by western culture for years. I think the Muslim religion in those areas are similar to the Crusades the western civilization had and moved past. Our government propped up some really nasty people in the areas. So radical religious views go hand in hand with hatred of us.
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