The Filipino-Moro conflict has a centuries long history that predates the modern jihadist movement, it&#x27;s not a &quot;past 20-30 years&quot; thing. It&#x27;s also hardly as one-sided as you&#x27;re presenting it. The Spanish-American War was a significant externality in its escalation, go figure.<p>True, Western foreign policy is not solely to blame. But it has definitely shown itself to have cumulative negative effects.