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>> today, benjamin netanyahu had to literally roll out the red carpet for president obama and say thank you to israel's 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 israel's sovereign right to defend itself by itself against any threat. thank you for enhancing israel's ability to exercise that right through generous military assistance, revolutionary missile defense programs, and unprecedented security and intelligence cooperation. >> joining me now, pj crowley, former u.s. assistant se...

Today a deep dive into israel's 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 israel's sovereign right to defend itself by itself against any threat. thank you for enhancing israel's ability to exercise that right through generous military a...

>> the white house message is it's under control. the united states is capable to defend against any missile attack. let's 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 that. the defense department, though, is the target of cuts. >> senator kelly ayotte republican on...

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 didn't talk a lot of numbers. we don't 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 where it says in the document we are not like throw do large scale counterinsurgency again. i don't...

Good for either of our nations nor is it good for the world. together, we've 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 hadn't been that bad since the early '80s. a lot of discussion centers around iran and its nuclear...