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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
US army's Petraeus visits Beirut
2008-08-07
BEIRUT - The US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, held talks with President Michel Sleiman during a surprise visit to Beirut on Wednesday, offering further military support to Lebanon. Petraeus also met acting army chief Shawki al-Masri and discussed how to "strengthen the army's defensive capabilities, training and logistics," an army statement said.

He held talks with Sleiman on providing US equipment to Lebanon and on key developments in the region, the president's office said. Petraeus also met Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and Defence Minister Elias Murr. The trip follows a visit on May 31 when US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Eric Edelman "stressed the United States' commitment to enhancing the LAF's (Lebanese armed forces) capabilities."

Since 2006, Washington has committed more than 371 million dollars (240 million euros) in security assistance to Lebanon.
Now that the Hezbies are in charge that should come to a complete halt ...
Posted by:Steve White

#2  I agree that a couple of experienced Iraqi divisions would be the cat's pajamas in Lebanon. And when Hezbollah tried to mess with them, they would so thoroughly clean their clock, that most of them would have to flee to Syria.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-08-07 13:36  

#1  Petraeus also met acting army chief Shawki al-Masri and discussed how to "strengthen the army's defensive capabilities, training and logistics,"

How about with a couple battle harden house-to-house trained Iraqi divisions, via Damascus? With Americans still in force in Iraq for the next couple months between Syria and Iran, a little 'central position' maneuver with a Iraqi division or two could do wonders in attitude adjustments.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-08-07 09:27  

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