Is this article really trying to tell us not to take militant Islam seriously?

I am not sure what this article is trying to say.

What on earth is this article trying to tell us?

This article tries to explain the different systems of numerals.

This article will try to list the inconsistencies between the major user agents.

Finally, this article is trying to give a more general overview, without getting into to much detail.

Several articles try to explain our time to readers of the future.

This article will try to explain how to create that scholarship fund.

As a medical student in the west midlands I'm struggling to see the point this article is trying to make.

Is the article trying to imply that the Americans have been successful elsewhere?