Like George Carlin said, “you don’t need a formal conspiracy when interests converge”
There are other governments who also benefit from war in the region that most likely have a hand in encouraging, directly or indirectly, for continued conflict.
"War is a continuation of politics by other means."
I don't think "Islamic fundamentalism" is the source of this conflict. Like President Truman so eloquently put it, "You can't move 5 or 6 million people out of a country and fill it up with 5 or 6 million more and expect both sets of them to be pleased"
There are other governments who also benefit from war in the region that most likely have a hand in encouraging, directly or indirectly, for continued conflict.