[humint]

"the majority of Muslims worldwide including those in the United States and Europe are sympathizers to the cause of the extremists."

Would apathetic be a better description than sympathetic? And if not, how goes the effort to win hearts and minds in your opinion?

[expatguy]

No, sympathetic would in fact be the right word.

It really needs to be understood, that the so-called extremists are in actuality fundamentalists, and as such much of the Muslim world finds themselves in a dilemma when called upon to condone the actions of their fellow Muslims.