Now be sure to be honest with yourself because America shouldn't even be in the Mideast.
Of course, we should and have to be if there are terrorist groups there threatening US and US citizens abroad.
Hunkering down and waiting for the terrorist to strike will result in something worse than 9/11 eventually.
What we shouldn't do is overthrow secular dictators and try to turn Islamic nations into pro-Western democracies. That doesn't work.