Iron Dome can change how Congress governs

(JNS) — I looked at then-Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) like he had a screw loose.

We were on a congressional delegation in Israel in 2011, and he kept asking to see Israel’s Iron Dome missile-defense system. At the time, Iron Dome was new, highly classified and very much not on our itinerary. Each time he raised the question, I wondered how on earth I could possibly make that happen.

But Lamborn, bless him, did not let it go.

A few days later, our delegation met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During his briefing, the prime minister spoke briefly about Iron Dome as part of the U....