Does America need an Iron Dome also?

Since when have we, the greatest superpower the world has ever known, acquired a persecution complex? The Trump military defense initiative, the Golden Dome, for shooting down a nuclear first strike on the US mainland, is projected to cost taxpayers $175 billion. The Pentagon has been tasked to develop and complete the project, even if it is half-assed, within three years before Trump leaves office in January 2029. It is going to be another feather in Trump's cap regardless of its relevance to Americans' welfare and well-being.

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LeopoldBloom · M

I heard one Israeli opinion that the Iron Dome is a bad idea. If Mexico was firing rockets at San Diego, the US would go in and destroy whoever was firing them, not put up a missile defense system. The argument was that Israel should have done that instead of figuring out a way that allowed people to fire missiles without doing any damage.

And no, a similar missile defense system for the US was idiotic when Reagan proposed "Star Wars," and it's still idiotic with Trump's "Golden Dome." But if you know which contractor will get the job, I recommend buying stock in them as soon as possible. You know that's what Trump plans to do.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@LeopoldBloom

You know that's what Trump plans to do.

He plans to see Golden Dome operational before the day he steps down from office. He will hand us the tab for $175 billion for the promise made and a promise kept. Golden Dome's warranty will be provided by Pentagon's defense contractors who provided expertise for Tel Avi's Iron Dome that recently cracked under Iran's missile barrage.

MarkPaul · 26-30, M

Well, everyone else has one...

Sidewinder · 36-40, M

What next? Base a long-running reality television program inside said dome like in that movie, The Truman Show?

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

Why would america pay and rearm Israel’s for years before having one of their own?

Priorities

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TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

@sree251 i would have thought they would got themselves a iron dome years ago.. since they’re all about national security..

Nobody from the pentagon sending billions to Israel stop and think?

Gee. Maybe we could use one of these babies?

sree251 · 41-45, M

@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout

i would have thought they would got themselves a iron dome years ago.. since they’re all about national security..

The nuclear deterrent was our protection against the Soviet Union back in the days of the Cold War. No one else had the capability to harm us. National security, to us Americans, had always been about being the top dog in the pack. We dominated the world after the collapse of the Soviet Union. We were the largest economy by far compared to any other nation on the planet. We had no peer, and our blue water navy ruled the seas. We had technological superiority, and the US Dollar financed international trade. We could destroy any nation with economic sanctions alone.

TheOneyouwerewarnedabout · 46-50, MVIP

@sree251 once upon a time..
now russias got hypersonic nukes that can hit Washington in 5 minutes.. as they say…

No doubt it’s tech they bought off a certain unsecured server… 🤫

NoahB · 31-35, M

We wouldn’t need a golden dome if Trump was half as good at diplomacy as he is at lying

sree251 · 41-45, M

@NoahB

We wouldn’t need a golden dome if Trump was half as good at diplomacy as he is at lying

Trump doesn't lie. He is a dreamer. Great men see visions that ordinary folks can't on account of a lack of imagination.

NoahB · 31-35, M

@sree251 if you say so!

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