''The United States remains ready to support Leb
...Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects...., should the government uphold and enforce the state's monopoly on all arms, and that only the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) has the constitutional authority to operate within its borders,'' Barrack said in a statement posted on his X account.
''As (U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration...
) has rightly emphasized, our goal in Lebanon is 'a strong Lebanese state that can take on and disarm Hezbollah,''' Barrack added.
''The United States draws no distinction between Hezbollah's political and military branches. We view the group in its entirety as what it is: a foreign terrorist organization,'' he said.
''By contrast, the United States recognizes the LAF as the sole legitimate national military institution and a pillar of Lebanon's illusory sovereignty and the key to securing a stable and prosperous future. It is now incumbent upon Lebanon's politicianship -- and the LAF -- to demonstrate the resolve and political will to, in the words of @POTUS (U.S. President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th and 47th President of the United States...
) 'seize a new chance for a future free from the grip of Hezbollah terrorists,''' Barrack added.
''On that path, the United States will stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Lebanon,'' he went on to say.
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