The original nytimes article implies that the U.S. started this program as a way to prevent Israel from responding in a military way to Iran's nuclear program.
But yes, it certainly does seem that nary a geopolitical snafu goes by without the U.S. being involved.
That's because you hear about the snafus, not the successes. There is much more incentive inkeeping the successes black, classified, and burried. Snafus are, almost by definition, just the things you hear about---otherwise, whos's to say?
But yes, it certainly does seem that nary a geopolitical snafu goes by without the U.S. being involved.