The United States has been strong in its anti-Iran, anti-Hezbollah position but it apparently has decided that opposition to Iran should not rise to the level of a war in Lebanon.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is calling for the Lebanese Prime Minister who resigned in Saudi Arabia last weekend to return home. He wants a backdown to ease tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
1 posted on
11/11/2017 2:03:33 AM PST by
Nextrush
To: Nextrush
Iran is really snapping up advantages on the ground, while ISIS is collapsing and Saudi Arabia is in turmoil.
2 posted on
11/11/2017 2:48:57 AM PST by
BeauBo
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warned other countries against using Lebanon for proxy conflicts....About 40 years too late for the US to worry about that. 29 of which they were occupied by Syria, most of the rest dominated to various degrees by Hezbollah.
3 posted on
11/11/2017 3:57:38 AM PST by
SJackson
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To: Nextrush
Will T Rex provide a platoon of marines to protect Hariri during the formal resignation in Lebanon?
7 posted on
11/11/2017 4:57:51 AM PST by
bert
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To: Nextrush
I’d say the Israeli army will be fighting Hezbollah soon.
9 posted on
11/11/2017 8:07:45 AM PST by
laplata
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