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| US lawmakers back Israel missile defense aid |
| 2010-05-21 |
| WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly backed President Barack Obama's plans to help Israel deploy an anti-missile system, in an unmistakable election-year show of support. By a 401-0 margin, with eight voting present, lawmakers endorsed Obama's plan to give Israel 205 million dollars for its production of a short-range rocket defense system called “Iron Dome.' “With nearly every square inch of Israel at risk from rocket and missile attacks, we must ensure that our most important ally in the region has the tools to defend itself,' said House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman. “The looming threat of a nuclear-armed Iran, and the persistent threat posed by Iran's allies Hamas and Hezbollah, only serve to reinforce our longstanding commitment to Israel's security,' the Califonia Democrat added. Israel completed tests in January on its Iron Dome system, designed to intercept short-range rockets and artillery shells fired at Israel by Hamas and Hezbollah. The next phase is to integrate the system into the army. Israel hopes the Iron Dome will help counter rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and from Lebanon. The vote did not actually free up any funds for Iron Dome, but put the US Congress on record as supporting the plan. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #3 ION HAARETZ > HEZBOLLAH REPORTEDLY MOBILIZING IN LEBANON AHEAD OF IDF DRILL. Proclaim desire to be ready iff Israel uses milex as a cover to invade Lebanon. and ISRAEL NN > {Israeli War Game]US PREDICTED TO ENTER LEBANON [MultiNatForce] IFF IRAN GETS NUKES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-21 23:17 |
| #2 Defense is nice. What about offense? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-05-21 18:47 |
| #1 WMF > SURPRISING: IRAN WALKS THE SLIPPRY TIGHTROPE BETWEEN BEING CHINA'S FRIEND VERSUS ITS ENEMY. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2010-05-21 01:43 |