Lesson in realpolitik-Everyone remember the critics of “Star Wars” or Reagans anti missile research? How about all that opposition to the Raytheon ICBM interceptor? “Patriot did not work as advertised”?

If that money and effort had not been spent there would be no Iron Dome. If the critics of anti missile technology that called it impossible and a waste of money had had their way, many more would be dead, and the Gaza ground invasion would have been a certainty.

Iron Dome is now a proven lifesaver, and proof of concept that defensive missiles do not de stabilize a region, they just save lives. At this point, on both sides. Only the aggressor needs to fear anti missile technology.

Putin take note, your peculiar bellicosity does not change the facts.