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U.S. Concerned over Saudi Aid Cut, Says Lebanese Army Assistance 'Essential'
[An Nahar] The United States has expressed concern...meaning the brow was mildly wrinkled, the eyebrows drawn slightly together, and a thoughtful expression assumed, not that anything was actually done or indeed that any thought was actually expended... over a Saudi announcement that it was cutting off $4 billion of aid to the Lebanese army and security forces, and stressed that assistance to the military is "essential" to limit Hizbullah ... Party of God, a Leb militia inspired, founded, funded and directed by Iran. Hizbullah refers to itself as The Resistanceand purports to defend Leb against Israel, with whom it has started and lost one disastrous war to date, though it did claim victory... 's role. "We’ve raised our concerns about the reports of aid cutoff with the Saudi authorities. I’m not going to talk about the details of that," State Department Spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday. U.S. support to the Lebanese army "is important and it’s going to continue," he said, adding that assistance to the military and "to other legitimate state institutions is essential to help diminish the role of Hizbullah and its foreign patrons." Kirby stressed that Washington doesn't want "to leave the field open to Hizbullah or its patrons. Our assistance to the Lebanese military makes a real difference on the ground against Daesh [Islamic State] and other hard boys." The military "deserves the support of the international community as well," he told news hounds. Kirby's comment came after he was asked about a report in The Wall Street Journal that the Obama Administration is pressuring Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... not to take further steps to punish Leb economically in retaliation for the growing political power of Hizbullah in Leb. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-10 |
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