Congress prioritizes smart bombs for Israel despite US shortages
US lawmakers are scrambling to defend Israel from rising regional threats.
Congress today advanced legislation that prioritizes the delivery of precision-guided munitions for Israel amid rising threats from its adversaries across the region.
There’s just one problem: The United States’ own stockpile is already insufficient.
That did not deter the House Foreign Affairs Committee from unanimously endorsing the US-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, introduced by Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., and Ted Deutch, D-Fla., for a vote on the House floor.
“With Iran creeping ever closer to Israel’s borders and threatening to attack Israel from the north, our friends need support now more than ever,” Ros-Lehtinen said ahead of the vote.
