As Washington funds foreign wars, Haitians must seize the silence to rebuild, reorganize, and reclaim their future—before the next distraction steals our chance at sovereignty.

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As the world watches the military showdown between Iran and Israel, an alarming reality is emerging: Israel’s missile defense systems are being pushed to the edge, and experts warn the country has only 10 to 12 days left at current levels of missile interception before it must begin rationing its defenses.

According to The Washington Post, “Israel will only be able to continue shooting down Iranian ballistic missiles for another 10 or 12 days… after which it will have to begin rationing interceptors.” That chilling forecast suggests a deliberate war of attrition—one where cost, not casualties, determines collapse.

The Cost of Interception

This isn’t just a missile-for-missile battle. It’s a financial war, and Iran seems to know exactly what it’s doing.

Iran is firing short waves of 3 to 5 ballistic missiles at a time. In response, Israel is deploying 10 to 15 interceptors per wave, some costing as much as $12 million each. Systems like the Arrow, David’s Sling, and U.S.-supplied THAAD are effective—but costly.

In contrast, Iran’s most advanced hypersonic missile, the Fattah‑1, costs just $200,000 to produce. If Israel uses 12 interceptors on a single Fattah-1 (as seen in recent video footage), that’s a $144 million counterstrike to neutralize a $200K threat.

As The Wall Street Journal quoted one senior U.S. defense official: “This is not sustainable. Iran is baiting Israel into spending itself into vulnerability.”

Tehran’s Tactical Patience

According to Foreign Policy, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is “deliberately using older, less accurate missiles to test and wear down Israeli systems”—saving its best for when Israel’s defenses are weakest.

Michael Knights of the Washington Institute explained: “They’re not trying to destroy Tel Aviv with a few rockets. They’re engineering economic and logistical chaos.”

Can Israel Keep Up?

Israel is fighting back hard. Its intelligence and air force have already destroyed “120 to 200 Iranian launchers,” according to The Wall Street Journal, crippling roughly one-third of Iran’s missile capacity.

Yet even with these tactical gains, the clock is ticking. Unless the U.S. resupplies Israel at scale, its interceptors may run out—leaving it vulnerable to Iran’s more powerful missiles.

The American Lifeline

The Pentagon has begun restocking Israel’s supplies. But American analysts warn of strategic depletion risks at home.

“These systems are slow and expensive to replace,” said a U.S. defense official at a recent press briefing. “If this conflict escalates or drags on, we may see our own capabilities strained.”

Countdown to Exhaustion

Missile waves are growing shorter but more frequent. The Guardian notes that Iran’s current approach is to “wait, watch, and let Israel exhaust itself.”

This is a calculated grind. Each missile Iran fires draws out dozens of Israeli responses—a $144 million reaction to a $200K provocation.

The next wave may not be as manageable. Larger, more destructive missiles could follow once Israel’s defenses are thin.

What This Means for Us – The Haitian Perspective

From Port-au-Prince to Little Haiti, this war has ripple effects that directly hit our people:

• Oil and food prices will spike—fueling inflation and hunger in Haiti and the diaspora.

• Remittance flows could face delays or restrictions.

• Diaspora safety is at risk as tensions rise globally.

• Global focus will drift away from Haiti’s ongoing collapse toward Middle Eastern warfare.

As one Haitian-American defense analyst told The Haitian Pulse:
“When the Middle East is on fire, Washington tends to forget Port-au-Prince.”

Why This War Is Haiti’s Wake-Up Call

As Washington sinks deeper into foreign entanglements—spending billions to defend distant allies—Haiti stands at a crossroads.

While global attention drifts to missiles, oil lanes, and nuclear threats, a rare window has opened for our people to act—quietly, strategically, and intentionally.

Now is not the time to despair. It is the time to organize.

The Haitian Pulse calls on Haitians everywhere to rise with purpose:

• Reorganize local communities into networks of mutual support and protection.

• Secure and reclaim ancestral land before it’s sold, seized, or lost.

• Build self-reliant economic systems that aren't shackled to global instability.

• Reject foreign scraps and plant the seeds of true sovereignty.

As one elder from Jérémie told us:
“When the empire is at war abroad, the colonized must build at home. That’s when freedom becomes possible—if you’re organized.”

This is not just about surviving the storm—it’s about using the storm as cover to build a future long denied to us.

Because when the missiles stop flying and headlines move on, those who built in silence will rise in strength.

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