Republicans call for $680 million in funding for Iron Dome; Obama refused to give a number

With the Obama administration refusing to specify a level at which it will fund Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system - making its pledge to do so meaningless - Republicans in Congress have proposed setting aside $680 million to fund the system in 2012. Presently, Israel has three Iron Dome systems, which must be constantly redeployed based on regular threat assessments.Defense officials want to