Getting involved is dangerous for 'muri(a,
The main issue is, money, oil, and TIME.
Oil does not regenerate, we're seeing heavy contraction in production world wide, not just mideeeast. We can print money to pave over the problem in the "economic" accounting, but we can't PRINT MORE OIL, once you use it, it's gone.
So, while (h1na builds Smelters, Mining and Transport+Power infrastructure, we drive this giant navy around accomplishing nothing.
This is exacttttly what happened to the Roman empire, they had a giant military over extension, and their economy clapped eventually because of internal logistical failures.
1sr4 lll , is also fundamentally, just a nicer 'murica owned military base. It's very hard to let it go, it shouldn't have been built there in the first place. Its PURPOSE, is to watch over the mideeesstet oil fields and ensure US control. This was always fragile, and it only worked okk, before the rest of the m1d eazz Teched-Up.
We probably have to leave those carriers there permanently unless we're willing to do another iriq/afghnistin. WHICH, Kind of Expensive, and our economy is alredy kinda trashed.