If you really want to go down stupid unrealistic option routes then there's a better choice

: You wont have to endure any longer at all if you nuke every major metropolis in America.

It also wouldn't cause you all of the additional problems of nuking the middle east.

What? It doesn't even address the problem at all.

No-one is protected. You have the the choice of putting Middle Eastern civilians through decades more war, persecution and terrorism, or you can cut the cancer out in one fell swoop, and give the survivors a chance at a prosperous life. Just like it did in Japan.

And multiplying by 1.6 isn't really all that stressful to those of us bright enough to handle decimal points....

But it's not just 1.6. Sometimes it's 2.54, or it could be 4.18, or 2.2, or 0.746. Why even bother?

The problem is that either approach requires callous disregard for civilian deaths, and the international consequences of them. The US are joyfully not willing to do that.

Or they'll find someone who will hire them based on their skills rather than their body art.

And then when they're 40, they'll be the ones doing the hiring.

As long as you're not doing something intentionally controversial like tattooing a swastika on your forehead, employers and customers alike need to stop giving a damn about anything other than the ability of the employee to do their job. The cashier with black hair who does a good job today can do just as good a job tomorrow if she dyes it pink.