There are two terms I would like to see used to
replace the current term: War on Terror. The linguistically accurate
terms would be Arab Revanchism and Arab Irredentism.
This war is about Arabs trying to recapture, what they believe, is their rightful role in the world. They are not satisfied with controlling oil wealth, they want respect for their culture, history and contributions to the world. That is revanchism and irredentism.
Both terms, thanks to the Germans after WWI have built into them the notion that this "recapture" can be done with force and violence.
Note, I have
focused the issues of this current war on Arabs. Focusing on Arabs, not Islamic Fundamentalists is accurate at this time.
The Turks and Kurds are not part of the War Against Modernity nor are many other Muslim peoples from India to Malaysia. The biggest question in my mind is "Are the Persians in the War Against Modernity?". Iran has a government that is currently horrific and threatening but the depth of their ambition is not clear.