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February 28, 2017

American Military Aid Can Be Used to Reduce Hizballah’s Influence in Lebanon

Should the U.S. be funding an allied military that’s in cahoots with terrorists?

Last year, Washington provided Beirut with over $200 million of security assistance, most of which went to train and equip the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). Elliott Abrams weighs the pros and cons of continuing to extend U.S. aid to a military that seems increasingly to be cooperating with Hizballah:

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February 28, 2017

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  2. American Military Aid Can Be Used to Reduce Hizballah’s Influence in Lebanon

    Should the U.S. be funding an allied military that’s in cahoots with terrorists?

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