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Source: http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=261428
Creating Diplomatic Maneuverability
(Jerusalem Post) Yaakov Katz - Imagine if the 43 rockets that Israel's Iron Dome rocket defense system intercepted on their way to Beersheba, Ashdod and Ashkelon had succeeded in hitting their targets. The extent of the destruction would be greater as would the possibility for civilian casualties, leading to public pressure for an IDF ground offensive into Gaza to stop the rocket fire, as occurred in late 2008.