We’ll all quietly ignore how much of the Lebanese army is controlled by Hezbollah.
[IsraelTimes] Move marks first time Washington has paid salaries of Lebanese security personnel as economic crisis causes crash in payThe United States is rerouting $72 million of America’s assistance to
...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. ...to help the country’s cash-strapped government boost wages of its soldiers and coppers, the US ambassador said Wednesday.