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Consequences: U.S. to end Lebanon aid if Hezbollah takes control | ||
2011-01-24 | ||
The United States will stop aiding Lebanon if Hezbollah seizes power in the country, the pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat quoted a U.S. official as saying Sunday.
According to the top U.S. official quoted in the report, congress would refuse to provide additional aid to anyone "taking orders from Hezbollah." Late last year, two top U.S. lawmakers attempted to hold up $100 million that was approved for Lebanon's army but not yet spent, saying they wanted to make sure neither funds nor arms meant for the Lebanese army would reach Hezbollah. The U.S. did not, however, withold the aid, with the U.S. State Department voicing strong support for the continuation of the military aid, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledging strong support for the country ahead of the future findings of the UN-backed tribunal probing Hariri's assassination.
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Posted by:trailing wife |
#1 Yookay, I'll bite, iff the Hizzies Hezzies Huzzies Hassies, etc. repor dominated or controlled the now-collapsed ruling Govt. coalition in Lebanon, DOESN'T THAT MEAN OR INFER THAT, FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, HEZBOLLAH etc. ALREADY CONTROLLED THE LEBANESE GOVT??? [WEBSTERS DICTIONARY + POLITICAL THESAURUS here]. |
Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-01-24 19:28 |