If the winters are -10 degrees on the average then the ice shield would also act as an insulator to dampen some that cold.

Israel should be allowed to wipe Hamas out. Without any outside interference. If Mexico were launching rockets into Texas constantly, Would we worry about international opinion? No. We would blow the hell out of Mexico until we had a puppet government in place and complete control of their economy.

that our own lawmakers will take this as a sign. A country that is traditionally more strict than our own and gives fewer rights to its citizens follows our constitution better than our own government.