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Israel's Defense Minister, Ehud Barak, has asked Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense for the United States, if they can purchase a United States missile defense system. The goal would be to stop incoming missiles from neighboring countries like Syria and Lebanon. They currently have a missile defense system that is more equipped for primitive, makeshift rockets rather than more technologically advanced weapons. Israel is also looking to purchase a defense system that is designed to protect against long range weapons that could potentially come from Iran, who is producing weapons capable enough to travel 1,250 miles. The Israeli government believes that Iran is currently the biggest threat with near nuclear capabilities.
I think that it would be smart for Israel to acquire a missile defense system that protects them from long range attacks. The next war could easily be fought on their soil against other Middle Eastern countries. Iran is a very real threat with their president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, publicly saying that Israel needs to be destroyed. As one of our greatest allies, it is our duty to help the Israeli people as much as possible, in my opinion.

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Fidel Castro has come back to Cuba's limilight with his essay that is criticizing President Barack Obama for reading too much into his brother Raul's words. Raul Castro, dictator of Cuba, said "Cuban leaders would be willing to sit down with their U.S. counterparts and discuss 'everything,' including human rights, freedom of the press and expression, and political prisoners on the island." Fidel, his older brother and former dictator of Cuba, has declared that this was not Raul's intention and that President Obama is wrong. Words have been exchanged on both sides about reducing tensions and even the trade embargo. Fidel has blasted the United States by saying that Cuba will continue to levy the tax on money sent into Cuba from the United States and saying that Cuba will not release political prisoners if the United States will not release the 5 Cuban spies.
I personally don't think that Cuba should be dealt with until the Castro family is out of power and it is not a dictatorial state. I believe we should try to negotiate the release of prisoners, but we cannot do anything about the levied tax. It is a crummy situation to be in, but I believe the United States should not show weakness towards something we have stood strong on for the past 50 years.

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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has gone to Afghanistan to judge how the new training program is going for Afghani militants in Wardak and to also give a Purple Heart. Admiral Mike Mullen talks about the program being new and having it tested on 240 Afghani citizens. The program is being run by the Afghan Interior Ministry and funded by the United States. General David McKiernan, head of U.S. and Nato forces in Afghanistan, said that if this program is successful then it will be implemented in different regions of Afghanistan.
I agree with the idea to train Afghans because it will help keep U.S. soldiers safer. I think that we need all the support we can get with this style of guerilla warfare, especially from the native people. The warfront in the Middle East needs to be transferred over to Afghanistan from Iraq, where things are starting to get better.