Report: U.S. Military Aid to Lebanon Subject to 'Conditions'
The U.S. Congress reportedly renews pressure on Hizbullah, and a number of Democratic and Republican lawmakers seek to revive conditions on the military assistance to the Lebanese army, the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Thursday.
The Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives has reportedly approved a bill entitled “Facing Hizbullah in Lebanon” and linking military aid to the Lebanese army with certain conditions, added the daily.
The bill states that 20 percent of the aid amounting to approximately 133 million dollars in the 2020 US budget will be frozen, until the American administration assures Congress that the Lebanese army has taken concrete steps to expel elements supporting Hizbullah from its ranks, or limit their impact on its policies and activities, according to the daily.
The project also calls for a detailed presentation on the army’s activities aimed at disarming Hizbullah, as evidence of its serious commitment to implementing Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for disarmament.
In addition, the project calls on the American president to provide evidence that the Lebanese army has not cooperated with Hizbullah or participated in joint activities or training during the past year.
30 July 2020, 14:46
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"The project also calls for a detailed presentation on the army’s activities aimed at disarming Hizbullah, as evidence of its serious commitment to implementing Security Council Resolution 1701 calling for disarmament."
Mission impossible.
30 July 2020, 16:47
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The more sanctions they make, the more they will push Lebanon eastward.
That will benefit Lebanon in the long run, because the West always sought to weaken Lebanon with their liberal ways.
31 July 2020, 09:43
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Absolutely levant.
Without those Ebola goons, we might have been stronger than Dubai today... but no! Ebola wants to liberate, shebaa, Palestine, and eradicate Israel...
31 July 2020, 15:39
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"The bill states that 20 percent of the aid amounting to approximately 133 million dollars in the 2020 US budget will be frozen, until the American administration assures Congress that the Lebanese army has taken concrete steps to expel elements supporting Hizbullah from its ranks, or limit their impact on its policies and activities."
Pity only 20%. Doesn't the Lebanese Government know that foreign aid always has conditions, haven't they learned yet from what happened when Syria occupied the country, and even now, with what Iran is trying to impose on the country.
