If this is true, then we were, indeed, cruisin' for a bruisin' by stickin' our nose where it don't belong.
You are not well informed about much of anything, it seems. First, The Mediterranean is considered "international waters" by even the Israeli. Second, we were there to support Israeli operations. Third, we are in constant need to know what is going on in the world, particularly during hostilities. Warfare affects financial and economic welfare of the US even when we are not directly in the fray.
It must be nice to have a simplistic world view.
You're obviously clueless about military intelligence. Way to piss on dead sailors.