Agreed. Why risk it when told no by USSS? At that point you are just trying to get yourself over being a famefag.
From my perspective Isreal is saved for last because it's probably the top of the pyramid. The idea being you take out the underlings first because that is the support structure for those at the top. Once the bottom is secured there is no where to run, all of your friends are gone, no one left to shield you. That's the plan imo