Citing Ahmadinejad Visit, US Threatens to Pull Military Aid for Lebanon Again
Aid Hadn't Actually Been Reinstated Yet
Citing outrage over the state visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Lebanon, US Congressmen are said to be threatening to once again pull $100 million in US military aid from Lebanon in retaliation.
Of course the threat would likely have been taken more seriously if the aid was actually flowing. Despite officials saying the aid was about to be reinstated in mid-September, the US still hasn’t resumed that aid.
Rather the US aid has been blocked since August, when Rep. Howard Berman (D – CA) announced he was ordering a full halt to punish them for a border clash with Israel. Though Rep. Berman has yet to comment on the latest row, others are saying the Ahmadinejad visit will make it “more difficult” to resume the aid deliveries.
The aid was aimed primarily around improving US influence over the Lebanese military, but since its withdrawal it has actually improved Lebanon’s ties with Iran, which has offered to replace the US aid.
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Harir
October 14th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
So what? Who cares about US aids?
MoT
October 14th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Why not put an end to all "aid"? Hmmm? That would be fair.
tomofsnj
October 15th, 2010 at 5:26 am
Our congress will do anything that AIPAC tells them to do. How dare other nations not care what some other nation feels. Is Lebanon and independent nation? If so they why are they not allowed visits by anyone they wish to invite. I know the IDF has a problem with Lebanon being independent because Israel needs water and Lebanon has water. When Israel lacks something it has no problem looking at taking it from someone who has it. Our congress were elected because they took AIPAC money so they are only representatives of the john who hired them.
Mezenc
October 15th, 2010 at 7:12 am
And they (our Congress) sell the US out so cheap. I look at the last 10 years, the trillions spent on these wars on (of) terror and it was all for Israel and the money from billionaire zionists. What did our congressmen get total in contributions (and direct bribes somehow or other, no doubt) from the zionists? Could it even be $5 billion total?
And Muslims had nothing to do with 9/11 other than a few of them being kidnapped and murdered to steal and plant their passports. The "Hate Muslims" campaign began 10 minutes after the second plane hit on 9/11/2001, brought to you by the zionists and the whores for zionism, otherwise known as our political leaders.
John_Mohammad
October 15th, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I guess it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who is behind this. I'm looking at you, Israel.
andy
October 15th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
The puppetmaster AIPAC strikes again.
Gus
October 17th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Perhaps it’s high time for the USA to rethink where to put the “Carrot” now!!