Thanks for your well informed facts and perspective.
1- What should we (people who care about America and traditional American values) be looking for, as a viable strategy for dealing with the Middle East?
2- Who do you think is the best candidate to implement the strategy you envision?
We need to make sure that the jihadists keep fighting one another, and to that end, that they never run out of ammo. Domestically, we need to increase US hydrocarbon production, including fraccing and coal, as well as plasma waste disposal, in order to crater the funding for jihad. The empty spaces in Saudi Arabia and Egypt should be developed into small-farm agriculture followed by an active program to suck down millions of ordinary muzzies who just want the prospect of a better life and no more ranting and jihad (those are the true 'moderates'). Also related to reducing funding for jihad, we need to have an intense program to develop ambient-temperature superconductors, a superconducting electrical distribution grid across the US would more than double the effective generating capacity, turning the US into a net exporter of energy as we transition to electric vehicles and hydrogen-powered vehicles.