Posted on 10/14/2021 1:29:22 PM PDT by Right Wing Vegan
The United States will offer an additional $67m to support the Lebanese army, US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland said in Beirut on Thursday, during a visit that was overshadowed by deadly clashes in the capital.
Nuland, who was visiting Lebanon as part of a pre-planned tour, was speaking at a press conference the same day fighting erupted between Hezbollah supporters and unidentified gunmen, resulting in the deaths of at least six people and several casualties.
"I'm pleased to announce an additional $67 million in new US support for the Lebanese army, bringing our total of support this year to $187 million," Nuland told reporters.
Thursday's fighting was some of the worst Lebanon has seen in years. Authorities said the bloodshed was a result of gunfire on protesters taking part in a demonstration organised by Hezbollah and its political ally, Amal, against an investigation into the Beirut port blast.
Demonstrators had gathered to demand the removal of the judge investigating the explosion which devastated large parts of the city and left over 200 people dead.
"We join the Lebanese authorities in their call for calm and deescalation of tensions," she said.
She also highlighted US support for an independent judiciary in Lebanon and the investigation into the port explosion led by Judge Tarek Bitar.
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How about some extra help with the violence in Chicago?
A call for calm.....$67 million should be soothing...
OK, who had “Lebanon” in the What’s-Dementia Joe’s-next-war pool?
Why is this any of our business? Why must we take a side in every conflict around the globe?
In this case the army is almost wholly Christian and is fighting Islamist opponents.
The bad news is that the Christians in Lebanon hate Israel just as much as the Muslims.
In this case the army is almost wholly Christian and is fighting Islamist opponents.
The bad news is that the Christians in Lebanon hate Israel just as much as the Muslims.
Yeah, let’s build them some marine barracks. /s
The term “independent judiciary” is a myth (as if judges are not tied to one world view or another and as if merely by appointment they lose any world view thy already had) - myth; they cannot be anymore “independent” minded that anyone else; and thus the whole judiciary is not truly “independent” in its thinking.
The second problem with the narrative about an “independent” judiciary is the Left wants and expects that independence to be not just politically separate from the executive and legislature, but independent from the Constitution as well, reinventing it one decision at a time.
How about some federalized national guard for Chicago, New Orleans and Portland Oregon - Portland, a destabilized city in a dysfunctional state.
Portland, the Land Time Forgot
There are trees planted in the median of Rte 24 outside Camp Lejeune - one for every service member killed.
"They Came in Peace."
Oh god. Nuland found another war to insert us into and to dump cash on.
This will go as well as arming the afghan army. The only success we had was when Obama & Joe armed ISIS, oops.
$$$ for “Lebanon’s army” is a bad joke and even worse cover story for pumping more weapons into the IslamoNazi terrorist murder gang that runs the place (Hezballah)
this, and the Biden/Harris regime’s open support for the other terrorist murder gangsters in the region (Taliban, PLO, Hamas)
will not lead to anything good for USA
Get out of that stinking ME sandbox, and take care of America.
NULAND??? Another Obama traitor back in the saddle again!!!!
Lebanon use to be peaceful until the PLO terrorists took over. The democrats want Israel to end the same way.
“ At least 6 dead and dozens injured in Beirut after a sniper opened fire on a Hezbollah protest against the judge investigating the Beirut explosion last year. Hezbollah gunmen have been returning fire against the shooters ”
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“ Armed people’s militias setting off for #Beirut right now after the army opens fire on anti-government protesters - killing at least six & injuring many more. The ppl of #Lebanon have had enough. Solidarity comrades✊🏽
https://mobile.twitter.com/RobTheRich0001/status/1448642712840781829?s=20
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