Originally Posted by FangsF15

It is a strawman. No one is arguing what you are claiming.

The point is the government of Iran has a particular bent and history on killing westerners, and specifically Americans. They fund all manner of proxies (many of which have been destroyed or decimated, like Syria, Hamas, and to a lesser extent Hezbollah). But the Houthi’s remain for now.

It is the state actors we are dealing with, not individuals of a particular religion or sect who may misbehave.

Now, you can still believe this intervention is a bad idea, and that’s fine. But it’s really too early to tell, and way too early to be claiming short term effects of it are the new norm (like oil prices). Time will tell.