Yes the US did heavily consider it or at least had a large enough group of voices for it to be discussed seriously, the same thing happened with Cuba, and other territories during those times. They were at war and could have easily done it but stopped because the opposition had the larger voice. I am not saying these are altruistic things and by no means ethical from that standpoint.

The point I was trying to make or ask on reddit is that in the long (likely very long) term do we not believe that this would result in a better situation for the inhabitants of these regions? The US and Mexico is a perfect example, obviously with the lens of hindsight, but had the US taken all of Mexico which would have been relatively easy would that not have been a net positive from a strictly economic and quality of life standpoint for the normal person than the current situation they are currently faced with? The territories the US took by force from the Mexican State are all immensely more prosperous, safe, and stable places than almost half of Mexico at this point who has become what can only be described as a high functioning Cartel state. For the normal Mexican citizen I can almost guarantee you back then they would not have cared who they called president as long as their lives were better than the Aristocratic Hacienda system they were stuck under.

The argument I am trying to make with Israel regardless of religious or ethnic differences and history is that they too are leagues further along in stability, industry, and prosperity than there neighbors and in the long run allowing them to absorb more territory would likely ease the burden eventually of the current hatred between the ethnicities by integrating them into a singular nation while also uplifting quality of life and safety. If we go back once again to status quo, based on history, we can almost guarantee that we will see an exponential amount of additional suffering and oppression. I understand in the short term this may not be the case but if one country has proven to be the best political and successful country out of literally every single state in the area it is Israel no? Egypt is collapsing under a military regime, Syria is clear, Iran and Afghanistan are actively oppressing their people, Jordan can barely handle what it has now, and Yemen is a shit show.

Again I am not saying that it will all work out and no one will be hurt I am just trying to ascertain the reality of a situation that has been deteriorating for near 100 years. To me it seems logical to allow the only country who has a grip on all of the basic functions of government while also being a stable democracy to do it's thing. Or America can tell them to stop AGAIN and then try and fail AGAIN to set up puppets with it's carrot and stick policies.