This past Tuesday, it has been reported that Israel has launched a joint defense missile with the U.S. into the Mediterranean Sea. Israel borders the country of Syria, and in light of recent events that have taken place there, testing defense missiles seems to be a right plan of action. These past weeks, there have been numerous allegations against the Syrian government, stating that they have used chemical weapons against their own civilians. This has struck fear into the hearts of the Syrian people, causing the refugee population in surrounding areas to skyrocket to numbers not seen since the disaster in Rwanda. The Syrian government denies all claims to their use of chemical weapons, but their have been several accounts in which the U.S. believes their denial to be false. This is why President Obama has been discussing and organizing with his advisers and Congress a possible military action to stop any momentum that Syria might have with its weaponry. The concept is still under consideration, and the decision will be made in the next week or so. Israel may have the right idea testing out its defense missiles, because if this situation unravels and Syria unleashes anything that they've kept secret, we are well on our way to a full scale conflict.

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