Picture this. China has no armed forces in the Middle East. They have cut deals with Iraq and Iran for oil. Do some research on that. They deal with Russia and NK. They have not invested Armed Forces in any of those countries yet, they benefit from them. Ask a veteran of the war in Iraq what his perception of the Shiite and Sunni civil war is. Ask how much are the Iraqi's into the fight.
Even Dick Cheney was against going into Iraq after the First Gulf War. More American soldiers died from accidents and friendly fire than combat in that conflict.
My policy solution would be to examine the reality of what some of the most powerful other countries in the world do to achieve their goals. China got where it is today because the U.S.of A. had no problem shipping jobs, technology and $$$$ to them.
Of course we can't pull US Forces out of these other countries. They would lose billions in US financial aid and might start dealing with the communists! Oops! They already do!