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>> today, benjamin netanyahu had to literally roll out the red carpet for president obama and say thank you to israels real best friend. >> thank you, thank you for standing by israel at this time of historic change in the middle east. thank you for unequivocally afirming israels sovereign right to defend itself by itself against any threat. thank you for enhancing israels ability to exercise that right through generous military assistance, revolutionary missile defense programs, and unprecedent...

Today a deep dive into israels iron dome. this morning president obama got a first-hand look at some of the hardware and had a chance to greet the crew that runs it. the system has been credited with knocking out 80 to 90% of the rockets fired at israel over the last two years. it may not have been possible without american assistance, a point that prime minister netanyahu made this morning. >> thank you for unequivocally affirming israels sovereign right to defend itself by itself against any t...

>> the white house message is its under control. the united states is capable to defend against any missile attack. lets be clear. we are capable to deal with the threat. >> obama administration ignored the danger. >> they misdiagnosed the nature of what happened in the region. in what a country determined to acquire capabilities are able to do and driven by a broader ideology opposed to defense. >> it will cost missile defense up to speed. more than it would have cost but pentagon sources deny ...

Land it requires $500 billion in cuts other 10 years, and there is no plan to accommodate that. we hope we will soften that blow. >>shepard: the critics, have a number of complaints. >>guest: well, it will be interesting to see where they come from. the president has been careful here. he didnt talk a lot of numbers. we dont know, for example, how many f35 fighter jets are cut. or the number of missile defense secretary of defense -- missile defense programs are cut back. what i would cut back w...

Good for either of our nations nor is it good for the world. together, weve stop ped that drift and proven the benefits of cooperation. >> mike viqueira joins us from the white house. apparently, there was some sticking points even though they got the treaty done, the issue of missile defense programs not so easy. >> right. and american officials are calling this a win-win for both countries, heralding a new day after what they saw as the bottoming out during the bush administration, saying they...

And the super committee failed, sequestration is the law of the land it requires $500 billion in cuts other 10 years, and there is no plan to accommodate that. we hope we will soften that blow. >>shepard: the critics, have a number of complaints. >>guest: well, it will be interesting to see where they come from. the president has been careful here. he didnt talk a lot of numbers. we dont know, for example, how many f35 fighter jets are cut. or the number of missile defense secretary of defense -...