Bin laden promised the West a death of epic proportions back in the early 2000's. As usual, it was a load of hot air.

Generally, the backward Islamist is only capable of the odd dramatic act of rebellion. However, he cannot sustain a political radicalism as beneath that veneer of rebellion lurks a would be capitalist who simply seeks a slice of the action.

Consequently, I never take them serious. Give it a decade or so, the ME will be fully integrated in the global consumer economy and most of Islam will have undergone its own Reformation.