Israel’s Iron Dome, Ctd

A reader writes:

Noah Pollak tweeted, "Israel's missile defense uses $50,000 rockets to shoot down $100 rockets. When u look up 'unsustainable' in dictionary, it says 'Iron Dome.'"

Unless it works.  The Israeli government cares for each survivor of terrorist attacks.  I suspect the cost of medical care and potentially years of therapy is on the order of $500,000 per person.  So if Israel is spending $50K to prevent spending $500K, that's not a bad deal.

Another writes: 

Some credit for Iron Dome belongs to the Obama administration and its emphasis on necessary tactical missile defense in the Middle East, as opposed to pointless strategic missile defense in Eastern Europe. The prime minister thanked the president's contribution in recent interviews.