Israel invades the gaza strip.

I'm going to flip flop a little bit here on what I said before, but realize I'm merely asking a question (not just to you, but everyone else as well). What makes an American life worth more than an Israeli or a Palestinian life? If we have the capacity and the means to aid in the situation are we not under a moral obligation to intercede? Does the buck stop at only providing aid to our own citizens? As much as I am opposed to the idea of us policing every little issue in the world, are we also just expected to sit idle while thousands upon thousands of innocents are killed?

Food for thought.

We're not sitting idly by though, the administration is actively seeking ways to de-escalate tensions through diplomatic means (that doesn't seem to be working, unfortunately).

I think (I'm not too well-informed on the alliances that Middle Eastern - or, well, any countries, really - are involved in) that if the US were to actively ship troops to fight Israel's fight, other Middle Eastern countries may join in on Hamas' behalf and escalate the conflict even further.