They would have to pay attention because the voice of the people is what makes presidents, vice presidents etc go into office. Our voice is what makes this country strong.
In 1884 the United States didn’t invite the British
Oil is definitely a big factor in the US's involvement in the Middle East. It is arguable that the first large-scale US Military operation on the Middle East was Operation Desert Storm. We see a lot of fighting over oil in this period of war. In addition to oil, Iran has nuclear weapons, and thus makes the US on automatic alert. I hope this helped !