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Regarding the January 2020 Drone Strike and Embassy Riot

Regarding the recent drone killings of Iranian military leaders and other personnel by the US military, preceded by an attack on the US embassy by Shiite militia forces, preceded by airstrikes by the US military, preceded by rocket strikes by Shiite militia forces, preceded by who knows what...I gotta say, why can't we all just stop this idiocy? As a famous drug addict who was arrested for DWIs, hitting his wife, and a hit-and-run, was beaten by cops who were found not guilty, thus sparking riots, once pleaded, "can we all just get along?"
I'll tell you one thing. Although there is not going to be a draft anytime soon, and I'm old enough not be be forced to fight a war anyway, there is no way I'd ever set foot in Iran or any other country due to this hissy fit between different groups. There are very few things in this world that I'd ever risk my life over, and this does not come anywhere close to any of them whatsoever.
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