And of course Israel haters spout falsehoods devoid of facts. Always. I recommend to take the time to actually read and not learn all your history from posts. Israel designed the system - Rafael Advanced Defense Systems - and in partnership with the US manufactured it there generating key jobs, significant revenue back, and knowledge sharing for the US military complex and defense. Protecting Israel is also key for our close ally and western democracy being the right thing to do. This is why Obama even extending funding and support for.