I'd have liked to see Mecca and Medina go up right after 9/11, that night. We'd simply say, who is next? The Iraq war wouldn't have been fought, and we wouldn't have the problem with Iran either.
North Korea was so far along that they'd probably not be stopped. That's a big thorn.
However, we'd simply take out the religous sites that the 9/11 hijackers and supporters cared so much for, and then say 'it's over with now. The score is even'.
Then we'd sit and concentrate intelligence and make darn sure Iran/Iraq didn't produce WMD's. If we even thought they might, nuke their plants. If that didn't stop them, move towards population centers.
That's how we utterly won WW2. That's how this should be fought.
"However, we'd simply take out the religous sites that the 9/11 hijackers and supporters cared so much for, and then say 'it's over with now. The score is even'."
Ya, that'll work...