Israel is more of a high tech center than you may realize. True their aircaft are adapted from the Mirage 5 & Lockheed Martin F-16, but are substaintially different.
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Israel’s economic growth for 2005 was the highest in the western world. Gross domestic product rose by 5.2%.
Thia is getting away from the thread though.
If much of the support for Iran comes from some of the same people financing our debt - Where does that leave us?