Pentagon: Military Aid to Lebanon Goes Beyond U.S. Administration Change
An official with the U.S. defense department said a visit by a Pentagon delegation to Beirut last week was an indication of commitment that the U.S. military aid to the Lebanese army" goes beyond the expected change in the U.S. administration."
The source told the daily As-Safir in remarks published Tuesday that the set up of a joint military committee "strengthens our desire to work with the Lebanese government to provide a long-term aid program to reinforce the Lebanese Armed Forces."
He said the Committee opens a "new page" in military relations between Lebanon and Washington "and in efforts to build a stronger Lebanese army capable of safeguarding Lebanon and the Lebanese."