You'd prefer more civilians die here and abroad in Islamic terrorist attacks?
Blockade Iran, Bomb all their ports and oil stations (or let the Saudi’s do it—with our help) Start a rebel movement lead by the Shah’s Son. How about Radio Free Iran? Undermine the Mullahs from within. End piracy with patrols and sink pirate ships.
“You’d prefer more civilians die here and abroad in Islamic terrorist attacks? “
The numbers are orders of magnitude different.
And, YES, the risible impact of terror is less than the cost of all these wars. By far. In both blood and treasure.
The Saudis, our dear friends, gave us 18 of the 9/11 hijackers, they also grew and supported ISIS as a strategic tool. Moreover, the easiest anti-terror measure we could take is to ban travel from most countries of the Mid-East and North Africa. Should have done that after 9/11, not what Bush/Obama wound up doing.
All of the attacks on American and European soil were carried out by Sunnis spouting Saudi Arabia Wahabbism. No Iranian shia
I'd prefer we stay out of Middle East conflicts, AND expel all Muslim "refugees" and disallow Muslim immigration.