U.S. Announces Transfer Of $429 Million To Israel For Iron Dome

[Purveyor]

(JNS.org) The United States on Monday announced the immediate transfer of $429 million to Israel to continue manufacturing and purchasing Iron Dome anti-rocket batteries.

The decision to provide additional Iron Dome funding was first reported by Israel Hayom on Monday. The U.S. Defense Department made the official announcement later in the day.

The Defense Department hailed the prowess of the Israeli-made aerial defense system, saying the deal to provide the funding was signed last week and represents the shared strategic interests of both countries. Currently, there are seven Iron Dome batteries in operation, and the Israel defense establishment’s goal is to have 14 batteries in operation by the end of 2015.

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http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2014/3/10/congress-expected-to-approve-additional-160-million-for-iron-dome#.Ux-Je842IWc

[Catherina]

1. Rec'd. So much money to throw around. Who knew? How are those Detroit pensions coming along? n/t

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

6. :sigh:

You see, my friend, Israel is a staunch friend of America in the Mid East, and being such a friend the USA has to help them out to be our military proxy.

It doesn't matter that Israel commits human rights crimes against the Palestinians.

It doesn't matter that they have offloaded 500k of its citizens into territory that is not theirs.

It doesn't matter that it has become an apartheid state.

It doesn't matter that it insults our leaders.


What matters is that they act like our bulldog and we give them lots of money to do it. All the other pesky things the USA can just ignore or put into the 'oops' column.

[Keefer]

7. It also doesn't matter

that the palestinians want to kill them, or that Iran wants to "wipe them off the map," does it?

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

8. Ah, the ole all Palestinians are terrorists rah rah cheer, and lump them in with Iran.

I usually don't converse with amateurs, but perhaps you have missed that Israel has turned into an apartheid state that has offloaded 500k of its citizens onto lands that does not belong to them.

[Fozzledick]

9. What has that got to do with reality?

Just because you're obsessed with your propaganda line doesn't make it true.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

12. It just is reality, no matter how hard

the hadbarists pretend it isn't.

[Keefer]

10. That's not what I meant at all.

With Iran threatening Israel and palestinians using Iranian-supplied missiles threatening Israel, what are they supposed to do?

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. Israel has also threatened Iran. No?

And on to the 'Palestinians'...

Hamas is not the Palestinian people nor is Hizbollah et al. Just like the Republicans aren't America one should be careful how the paint the latter when they vilify the former.

[jsr]

2. How about a dignity dome instead?

[Keefer]

3. Why are we giving ANYONE money

for an anti-missile defense system before we install one of our own?

[Fozzledick]

14. THIS is why.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014752620

[City Lights]

4. We've got money for everyone but Americans.

[Marrah_G]

5. I thought we were broke?

They keep telling us we are broke.

[Jesus Malverde]

11. bump... nt