John Kerry is wrong. The Secretary of State displayed a dire lack of knowledge when he stated that the world is "not in a war of civilizations." The enemy can only smirk at the naiveté or seeming ignorance of yet another American leader that blurs the reality of an ancient war in modern times. Kerry was right when he stated that Islamic radicals are recruiting "thugs" into their ranks. The criminal element has no cause. Their purpose is not religious. They are recruited as a front line of terror to be unleashed by hardcore jihadists.