Remember when the left mocked "Star Wars?"

Remember in the 1980s when the left ridiculed Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative, calling it Star Wars? Israel's Iron Dome has certainly vindicated Reagan's vision.

Three decades after Reagan's landmark proposal, the technical issue is moot. This week, the world has watched Israel's Iron Dome system -- partially funded by the U.S. and incorporating U.S. technology -- perform remarkably well against more than 1,000 Hamas rockets fired from the Gaza Strip. When rockets are launched, Iron Dome calculates almost instantly whether they are headed for populated areas, then intercepts them as needed. The Israeli military says Iron Dome has been 87 to 90 percent effective and is the key reason why there's been only one Israeli civilian fatality.

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