Before the nostalgic topic of the day, the latest on what is happening in the Israel-Iran War. The fact that Israel actually had the audacity to bomb Iran was a shock. The Iranian response came, but was weaker than expected. So far, after four days. Iran: 220 deaths, with 1,000 injured. Don't believe what they report. Israel: 24 deaths, 600 injured. The Iron Dome defense does have U.S. participation, but still allows maybe 5% of drones and missiles to penetrate. Incidentally, Trump wants a Golden Dome for America at a cost of $175 billion . Won't be easy, for Israel is 400 times smaller than the USA. Much of the hardware came from the U.S. in many billions of dollars since 2011 . The critical contention is that the difference between the iron and golden ones is like comparing a kayak to a battleship. This is not a war for territory. Israel just wanted to eliminate their most serious existential threat, that of extinction, and felt th...

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