Spending a few years between Iraq and Trashcanistan, I have a small insight I picked up:
- We are the root of evil in the world.
- We are not Muslim, nor to we adhere to Muslim beliefs.
- Being non-Muslim on Muslim soil, boils the blood of other Muslims.
- Western ideas scare them and are misunderstood.
- They believe we live in sin
- As much as Islam is a "religion", it is more of a true culture/lifestyle. It's not the point of being devout, it's all they know.
- We are the opposite of all they know and believe. We do not conduct ourselves by religion.
- They think we want to make the Middle East like America.
If I were to sum a small part up, from my own experiences with the people, they're too ignorant to know reality. Most are not educated, and only know what they are told. As they believe, a fellow Muslim wouldn't lie to another Muslim ( that made things interesting). Propaganda is an easily utilized tool to those that can't read or write either. Clerics/Imam's and village elders become like Kings to peasants. Their words and teachings are what they'll live by.
Does all the Middle East believe this? Hell no. Plenty of areas I've been in love us and helped us. Even if the "Radical Muslims" are considered a minority, they pose a large threat. It's enough of a threat and danger to silence a majority. I'm probably forgetting a few things, but I think the basics were covered.