U.S. to donate equipment worth $59 mil. for Lebanese army

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hale salam 2U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale  announced Wednesday  additional funds for the military and expressed  his country’s ongoing support for the Lebanese army,

Following a  meeting Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the Grand Serail he said : “I am very pleased to announce today that my government is donating  an additional $59 million  worth of  border security equipment for the army.”

“In addition, this week America received the latest, substantial transfer of funds from Saudi Arabia to purchase more U.S. equipment to help the Lebanese army,” he continued.

“These funds, combined with U.S. funding, will assist the Lebanese army to develop further a precision air force strike capability; we will announce the exact details as soon as they become available ” .

“This latest transfer and project are yet another demonstration of the strong and effective partnership among Lebanon, America, and Saudi Arabia to improve the Lebanese army’s capability to defend Lebanon’s borders and people,” Hale stressed

“Whether through political support, military aid, or humanitarian assistance, America will stand by Lebanon,” declared the ambassador.

“America’s commitment to Lebanese stability  should only be judged by our actions . Those actions include an American investment of more than $1.3 billion in security assistance for Lebanon in the past 10 years,” he added.

“This year, Lebanon is the fifth largest recipient of U.S. foreign military financing and Lebanon is also the fifth largest annual recipient of U.S. bilateral training for your military personnel.” he added

“The U.S. has provided nearly $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to host communities and Syrian refugees in Lebanon since the tragic conflict in Syria began and our bilateral development assistance for the last decade will also exceed one billion dollars, to help income generating opportunities, education, and provision of services such as water,” Hale remarked.

“But when it comes to stability, there is no amount of foreign assistance or goodwill that can substitute for the stability that comes from good governance. That can only come from within. I know Lebanon’s leaders are working to reactivate a functioning cabinet and to resume dialogue on the deeper issues,” said the ambassador.

“We welcome any such effort, and earlier this month we joined other members of the U.N. Security Council in reiterating that now is the time for parliament to meet and elect a president as soon as possible and to schedule parliamentary elections,” he stressed.

“As I said several weeks ago, citizens everywhere look to the state to protect their right to free speech and assembly; and citizens everywhere have a responsibility to exercise their right peacefully and responsibly and accountability is expected when either side transgresses rights or responsibilities,” he continued.

“We support these universal rights, and urge adherence to these responsibilities across the world. America supports these values here in Lebanon and the principle of civil society’s right to voice its views and frustrations, as does the Prime Minister. But the United States is in no way involved, directly or indirectly, in the civil society demonstrations, nor do we condone violence or the destruction of property,” Hale emphasized.

Commenting on Salam’s upcoming trip to the UN in New York he said :

“We very much look forward to the Prime Minister’s trip to New York and the opportunity to discuss with him ways the international community can be of further support for Lebanon and our shared goals of stability, security, and good governance,” he concluded.

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12 responses to “U.S. to donate equipment worth $59 mil. for Lebanese army”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar

    Numbers games. Flapping lips.
    “$1.3 billion in security assistance … $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to host communities and Syrian refugees in Lebanon … $10 million this year for Syrian Children Education …”
    Not one loaf of bread or pair of shoes or even help with burial costs for out-of-work, impoverished, Lebanese Christian Women huddled together with a male orphan of 6 years, blown out of two homes in Tripoli over that last 5 years.
    From the ‘Churches’ – once – 3 loaves of bread and a tub of Labneh.
    Churches are ‘one-up’, in the numbers games ….

    1. Tub of Labneh … yum that is the best with extra virgin olive oil and green olives.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar

        No electric, so no refrigeration … and too much bread at one time can go mouldy.
        Not that it lasts long among 7…

  2. Maborlz Ez-Hari Avatar
    Maborlz Ez-Hari

    Maybe they can donate a President while they’re at it. How about the one with the ferret on his head Mr Trump….

  3. cook2half Avatar

    “U.S. to donate equipment worth $59 mil. for Lebanese army”

    Obama hands out $59 million to Hezbollah terrorists.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      Working toward ‘Equality’, Cookie … :-)))

      1. Intouchable Avatar
        Intouchable

        Supporting state in a state….

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar

          Army of country is not the terrorist resisters … no matter what some think.
          Yanks have to support something, or everyone dies.
          Not that they help Christian women much ..

          1. Intouchable Avatar
            Intouchable

            Its true that a army of country is not the terrorist resisters, but they have an army within the state that calculated by many to be better armed then the army of country.

          2. 5thDrawer Avatar

            As I said to Cookie .. the ‘balance’ changes. ASSad disarmed the Army … Lebanon is building it back with that aid. It was not a case of Lebanese not respecting it … all ‘sects” are in it … if they wish to be.

          3. Intouchable Avatar
            Intouchable

            Odd that the Lebanese army did not got the help earlier.

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