Why Will the US Defend Israel but Not Ukraine?

A medium-range ballistic missile target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, as part of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Flight Test Aegis Weapon System 31 Event 1a (FTM-31 E1a), held on March 30, 2023, in cooperation with the U.S. Navy. Public domain

In case you missed it, Iran launched 30 Paveh-type cruise missiles, 180 or so Shahed drones, and 120 Emad intermediate-range ballistic missiles, as well as other types of weapons, against Israel over the weekend.

But what you might not know is that most of Iran’s weapons were destroyed by US Air Force aircraft and US Navy air defense missiles before they ever reached Israel.