The Gaza bombings

It seems as if history is being repeated though on a smaller scale. About 8 years ago, the placement of US troops in Afghanistan in reply to the 9/11 attack created a very similar situation. Though the US government harped on the "promise to save Afghanistan from the Taliban", the thing that eventually happened was the killing of innocent civilians. Even after almost 8 years the world's most wanted person is still "the most wanted". Though US was in a much better position to make a different choice, it chose to do what it did. The situation in Gaza is far from stabilizing anytime soon. What certainly becomes clear is that the US is more an opportunist state than a protectionist one !