Posted on 09/21/2021 2:04:40 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
The far-left Democrats forced out provisions to fund Israel’s Iron Dome from the continuing resolution that would keep the government funded and raise the debt ceiling, according to reports.
According to Army Technology, “Iron Dome provides defence[sic] against short-range missiles and rockets which pose a threat to the civilian population,” such as those fired from Gaza earlier this year.
Due to there not being enough votes to pass the CR as a result of pushback from far-left Democrats, a Politico reporter claimed that House Democrats were forced to remove the Iron Dome provisions to pass the measure.
Before the provisions were taken out, reports confirmed that far-left Democrats told the Democrat leadership they would not vote for the bill if it included the $1 billion funding for the Iron Dome, which caused the Rules Committee to go into recess.
The CR has been revised with the Iron Dome provision taken out.
The far-left members leading this effort have been Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI). House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) cannot have any opposition in her party if she hopes to pass anything due to her thin majority in the House.
Pelosi has already been facing opposition from the Republicans, who have said they will not vote from the CR due to the provision to raise the debt ceiling in the bill.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), the head of the far-left Congressional Progressive Caucus, will reportedly meet with Pelosi on Tuesday.
There was funding in the bill to replace the missiles used from the Iron Done in May from the Hamas attack on the Jewish state. Bloomberg reported the Defense Department asked in a classified supplemental request of $1 billion.
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According to the Times of Israel, Israel refuses to share the Iron Dome source code with the U.S.
US Army scraps $1b. Iron Dome project, after Israel refuses to provide key codes
Well, then, it looks like the US should not help finance this. OK. Your point.
Unless the concern is that deep staters will sell the source code to China, but that can be worked out.
It makes more sense for Israel to take care of herself.
Israel is a rich country and a quasi-ally. Neither is a good enough reason to keep funding your every request.
What Haifa has finally proven is that this “ally” would just as likely spit on the United States as help her.
You keep telling the world you can and will defend yourselvess. Why not prove it?
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