Premise: But it's important to have credibility and credibility is formed by being strong with your friends and resoluting your determination. One of the reasons why I think it's important for this nation to develop an anti-ballistic missile system that we can share with our allies in the Middle East if need be to keep the peace is to be able to say to the Saddam Husseins of the world or the Iranians, don't dare threaten our friends.
Hypothesis: One of the reasons why I think it's important for this nation to develop a (rocket defense) (rocket-fired weapon/high-speed flying weapon) system that we can share with our friends in the Middle East if need be to keep the peace is to be able to say to the Saddam Husseins of the world or the Iranians, would never threaten our friends.