From 2019 to 2021, I was the national security advisor to the President of the United States.

During those two years, I was preoccupied with one thing, assisting the President with keeping our nation safe.

Anyone who wants to do that spends a lot of time thinking about Israel.

For the simple reason that the Jewish state is vital to America's security.

Israel is not much bigger than New Jersey, but because of where it's located, its history,

and the leadership of plays in technology, Israel plays an outsized role in international politics.

Israel is located in one of the toughest neighborhoods in the world, the Middle East.

If World War III ever happens, it's as likely to start there as anywhere.

Iran, for example, is relentlessly seeking to develop nuclear weapons.

It hasn't been subtle about what it intends to do with them.

Destroy Israel.

Former Iranian President, Ross St. Johnnie, even called Israel a one-bomb country.

Referring to the damage that one nuclear device would do to the geographically small nation.

Jerusalem isn't going to sit back and allow Tehran to achieve its nuclear ambitions, and neither should the United States.

You don't have to be a national security expert to understand why.

First, Israel is a close ally.

Second, Iranian nukes would cause chaos in the world.

I'm often asked, why do we give Israel $4 billion a year in security assistance when it already has such a strong military?

There are two answers to that question.

First, Israel has such a strong military in part because we're Israel's partner.

And second, our investment in Israel's defense is an investment in our own security.

If we don't want the Middle East problems like Iranian aggression to come here, we need to stop Iran there.

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