By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:The Iron Dome has become the hero of Israel, much like the Patriot was during the gulf war.
We must realize, however, that there are risks involved when relying on the Iron Dome so much.
The Iron Dome is, after all, simply a computer. And as we all know, computers crash and fail and don't always do what we want as fast as we want.
The Iron Dome is an extremely important part of Israel's homeland defense. But there are only 8 batteries.
Until yesterday, there were only 7. That means that the defense system is over worked and that the teams manning them are extremely stressed.
Imagine the pressure that is put on the operating teams running these Iron Dome batteries. (And to help you understand, let me point out that most of the teams use port-a-johns that do not have running water or showers and their parents pitch in by bringing them quality food to eat.)
The essential point was made by Israeli PM Netanyahu at a press conference on Friday.
The prime minister said that the real difference between "us" and "them" is that over the past few years Israel has spent billions creating innovative defense weapons to defend civilians, while "they use civilians to defend their weapons."
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
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