Israel Matzav: The umbrella is a mirage

The umbrella is a mirage

Remember how Hillary Clinton announced in Thailand last month that the US would protect its allies from Iran and North Korea under a 'defense umbrella?' Last week, it was reported that Egypt would opt out of the umbrella for reasons that were unclear, but apparently don't matter: There is no umbrella. The US has very little airborne missile defense capability and the Obama administration is in the process of destroying what little there is.

Congress is contemplating a $1.4 billion reduction to the Pentagon's budget for antimissile capabilities.

Advocates of missile defense are seriously concerned that this is just the beginning, and that the Obama administration seeks to kill the system with a thousand cuts. During the presidential campaign last year, Barack Obama promised to strip $10 billion from the Pentagon's budget for missile defense. (Actually, the U.S. currently spends only $9 billion in this area.)

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Israel Matzav: The umbrella is a mirage