Israel, going down the checklist ...

Apparently, Israel is making sure all the last minute details are being attended to at the very moment its arch rival is doing the same.

A few minor quibbles from the referenced article:

The Arrow project is being developed by Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. and Chicago-based Boeing Co. at a cost of more than $1 billion. It was spurred largely by the failure of the U.S. military's Patriot missiles to intercept Iraqi Scud rockets that struck Israel in the 1991 Gulf War.

The "Patriot" was designed as an anti-aircraft missile system. That it took down a missile is a testament to the genius of its developers. The Patriot is truly a remarkable weapon.

Last month, the U.S. military's ground-based mobile missile defense system successfully shot down a medium-range ballistic missile during a test in Hawaii.

It was the first time the military fired two interceptors at one target using the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, a program designed to shoot down ballistic missiles in their last stage of flight.

The drill followed up on a test that was planned for last September but had to be aborted when the target malfunctioned shortly after launch.

Any complaints about the missile defense system that President Bush had negotiated for placement on U.S. allies Poland and the Czech Republics borders are now officially rebuffed. The truth is THAAD is also quite remarkable and very effective. It is the result of Reagan-Bush-Clinton and should close the mouths of the ignorant baying in the wilderness (it really has not). Is Obama and crew really trying to dismantle these programs?

At any rate, looks like we are set for a magnificently spectacular evening light show in the Hebrew wilderness, eh? Game on!