Ok. I'll try my best to interpret, contextualize and provide some meaning hopefully this evening. As of right now, I'm trying to finish a chapter of my dissertation as I have a deadline looming!
But this is the problem. This is just your opinion on the text. Others can read the text and see something horrific, or inspiring.
It's no different than Christians who try to spin any violent, sexist, or cruel text out of the Bible.
The fact that these texts leave so much open to interpretation is part of the problem. Extremists can latch on to it, use it to motivate others, and even justify abuse or murder.
It's a deflection to say "But the Bible says this!!!" Of course it does, but how often do we see Christians blowing themselves up for their holy text? When Christians do act out violently, we definitely call out the BS that is in their book. Also, I feel we do a great job of calling them out as they try to rewrite laws that break the separation of Church-State.
But as soon as there is a terrorist attack by a Jihadist (self proclaimed or otherwise), we immediately blame everything else but what's casual to the attack, and that's the ideas that turned them, or that they've always held.
We can acknowledge that the West policies, dating fucking long ago, really screwed up that part of the world. That oppressive rule, poorly thought out state mappings with little regard to tribal cultures, and of course our dependency on the natural resource that is oil.
All of that being said, especially in regards to ISIS, even if we pulled everyone out of the ME, got 100% of our energy from Solar or other, no more intervention in the political systems, do you really think ISIS would stop their attacks on the West, or even on other Muslims? And why is it that ISIS goes after Shia sect of Muslim faith? It's their belief system.
ISIS is a small group. They have been greatly reduced thanks to Obama and other nations. Granted the tactics such as drones is a tricky one, but they are much less powerful than they were before. Yes, they will still create terror, and there's no way to truly wipe out an ideology. But they are not the threat the Right makes them out to be.
Steve Bannon pretty much fucked things up even more by this stupid ban, so unfortunately any progress we could make, has probably been stalled for years to come.
My best guess would be to become less involved with their politics, which means less dependency on oil. To give financial Aid to groups or governments that represent values closer to ours, and to educate, educate, educate.
But this is a region that's been fucked for a very long time. We've had very, very smart people all over the world who have tried to find solutions, and nothing has worked/stuck. I think it goes without saying that a solution will not come from Bannon administration