While we see the US as an ally here - we haven't traditionally been at war with Arab countries and I think a big part of it was the influx of military equipment from the US to Israel and from the USSR (and later Russia) to the surrounding countries. (This is an oversimplification but for brevity - I opted for just the gist of things)
Intervention in Iran and conquering it and installing a puppet government (the Shah) also did more harm than good in retrospect.
I believe that if the US exported more education and equalizers (like more accessible MOOCs, better infrastructure companies to get work there, more remote position etc). It would both be more competitive economically and would contribute more to middle-east stability.
Literally since the founding of the state of Israel the country has been at war with the Arab nations. Could you expand on what you mean by this?
It's basically US stirring trouble all over the world and then saying "look how great we are for defending peace across the globe!".
The best way to protect Americans would be for our country to get out of expensive, overseas wars and invest that money in healthcare and ending the drug war, things that actually kill Americans in large numbers.