America's is a target because its a big, obvious, global target.
America isn't deeply involved in the middle east primarily because of Israel. Two reasons:
A) dependence on oil / energy, and
B) historical desire to have troops and allies in the middle east for strategic reasons - largely to do with past World Wars, the Cold War, China, and overall global stability.
Sure the security of Israel (lots of innocent women and children live there, don't you forget that) from enemies - some of who really do want to drown them all in the sea - is one of the reasons why the US is there, but I don't buy it at all that religious underpinnings are the PRIMARY reasons why the US is so involved. And I am not arguing for, or against, any specific Israeli or Palestinian policy, only that there are plenty of innocents on all fronts.
Result of not securing the energy supply? Lets talk significant recession, energy inflation unlike what we've seen, or worse consequences. Lets not kid ourselves, without oil there will be a ton of unemployed yuppy computer programmers out there, with families, starving, who don't have other skills to offer!
Including me.
Although I can dig ditches and fix plumbing so perhaps not too badly off.
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