Given ample funds and help finding a job by the Saudi government , everything was seemingly taken care of ; Ahmad was a terrorist no more . Ken Ballen : Abu al - Shayea 's story shows what 's wrong with campaign against extremists . He says Shayea rejected Al Qaeda , was rehabbed by West , but returned to fight with ISIS . West fails to realize : Key to Islamist fighters is Muslim faith . Military force ' n't win , he says . Ballen : Muslims must fight their battles ; U.S. must help expose Muslims ' un - Islamic beliefs .
Ken Ballen : Abu al - Shayea 's story shows what 's wrong with campaign against extremists . He says Shayea rejected Al Qaeda , was rehabbed by West , but returned to fight with ISIS . West fails to realize : Key to Islamist fighters is Muslim faith . Military force ' n't win , he says . Ballen : Muslims must fight their battles ; U.S. must help expose Muslims ' un - Islamic beliefs .