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US to arm, train Lebanese army
Shimon Shiffer
Published: 10.09.06, 08:44
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1. waste of money
(09.10.06)
2. trainning
(09.10.06)
the US needs to train the israeli army not the the lebanese,who lost the war on the ground latley
3. censorship in America
David ,   USA   (09.10.06)
Here is what the democrats don't want anyone to see: http://www.redstate.com/911clips
4. echos of PLO training?
ba gadi katan ,   Petersburg   (09.10.06)
How much money and effort of US taxpayers went into the futile task of training Arabs in the West Bank and Gaza in fighting techniques and who is to say the same boomarang will not reoccur? Stupid in the extreme.
5. To 1 and 2
Shai ,   Israel   (09.10.06)
They are their as a pretext for on the ground intelligence gathering, I suspect. The training is just the pretext, I suspect. Fine by me.
6. Equip them with anti-aircraft Weapons
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (09.10.06)
7. wake up
Avi ,   PAssaic, NJ   (09.10.06)
headed by State Dept, USA now arms and trains all the states hemming in Israel and squatting on its promised Land: Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi arabia & Egypt. usa is a colony of great britain that used to arm and train all these states --- to destroy Israel. US citizens can't stop this. Israelis, you better wise up: diplomats in usa want you crushed and are training armies to do it
8. More M16's filtered to Hizbullah operatives
(09.10.06)
9. It will all be used against Israel - we will see
Scott   (09.10.06)
This is as stupid as the arming of the Palestinians - which of course was a 'great idea' at the time and later backfired in Israel's face. This scheme too will end the same way. Hezbollah WILL get the benefit of these efforts and weapons, etc and Israel will at some stage will find itself with these weapons pointing at it.
10. Oh, for crying out loud....
Sheikh yer Bu'Tay ,   Dar al-Harb   (09.10.06)
are you kidding me??!! Siniora had nothing but prase for "the resistance" of Hezbullah during the last fight! Learned people worried that half the Lebonese army would side with Hezbullah in civil war. THIS IS THE STUPIDIST THING I'VE HEARD YET!! Don't worry about Iran arming Hezb. anymore. It will now be done by the USA via sympathic Leb. army men looking to make a fast buck!
11. US to arm, train Lebanese army
silvio ,   colnago - italy   (09.10.06)
It is very important that the USA make them understand( Lebanese Gov.) that the peace and the freedom are better than the war and the despots. No so many rockets fired on Israel People!
12. Lebo = Hezbo + Hezbo = Lebo
CaptAmerica ,   USA   (09.10.06)
Ya see folks, the Lebonese Army is indistinguishable from the Hezbos and vice-versa. That is why you saw, during the latest conflict, the Lebo army waving through weapons laden trucks as they entered from Syneria.
13. Arm Hamas for Justice
Dark Justice ,   Occupied   (09.10.06)
Hamas must be well armed in order to free their occupied land. Palestinians have the right to have an independant state like Israel does.
14. source of the report not cited
harinder mishra ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (09.10.06)
where was it reported?
15. Silvio, Italy
CJ ,   USA   (09.10.06)
Excellent Post. And I hope it works. The Lebanese are remarkably incapable and have been for decades. I can only cross my fingers.
16. Assad is a hostage of the Iranians???
aaron ,   ra'anana   (09.10.06)
where did they come up with this one ???
17. Arm & Train Lebanese
paul ,   scottsdale, AZ   (09.10.06)
This was exactly what we started doing in 1982 and had all those Marines blown up by the very same Hezb 'Allah. What are we smoking?
18. NOT AGAIN!!! Just arm our friends in Israel
Johnson ,   USA   (09.10.06)
19. The US also armed & trained Palestinians
Nannette ,   London, UK   (09.10.06)
The Arabist State Department, as well as the EU and Russia, will arm and train anyone who wants to kill Jews.
20. u r joking right?
to 2   (09.10.06)
US need to train israeli army????? but it's the oppsite israel is traning the american soldeir in case u dont know PLZ CHECK IT BEFORE U R TALKING
21. who will train Halutz
Mofaz ,   Train Station   (09.10.06)
22. Until they kill another 200 marines
Alex ,   LA, USA   (09.10.06)
The most stupid idea. It seems they come with these ideas because they have nothing else to do. Last week they said that Sadam is against Al-Quada ... because Sadam said it to his interrogators. Today Abbas is against his deputy, etc. ...
23. ATTACKING Jews Guarantees getting TOP Military U.S.TRAINING
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (09.10.06)
24. wake up lebanon is not iraqu
mimi ,   jerusalem   (09.10.06)
why did the big US do not started by lebanon to be democratic ..it started by iraqu ...i am always think from where all these weapon reach the iraqui to kill each other and the american and sunni and shiiti ..but sure lebanon is not iraqu also palastin is not .. iraqu was always special for the violance against any one the power is the governor over any aspect ,,but sure lebanon is not iraqu palastin is not ..and america started by the right choice to fail on the demecraty and its stratigy .but may in lebanon other will fail but sure it is not the american nor the lebanees nor my friends the palastinians
25. to 20
one ,   jerusalem   (09.10.06)
without checking ..israil was proud that they trained american in iraqu invasion ..and now america will be proud of training the lebanees ..hizballa was trained by the palastinian first .by the syrian second and by the american third ha ha ha
26. TRAINING TERRORISTS-Peace Agreements of ETERNAL TERROR & WAR
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (09.10.06)
U.S. UK, EU, Russia, pretend PA are not terrorists In the never-ending religious terror war against Jews, terrorists receive highly specialized training from the CIA and Britain. Every single one of the Palestinian Authority security services are involved in terrorist attacks against Israel. There were no apologies from the U.S. for the many Jewish deaths and great suffering perpetrated by U.S. trained Khaled Abu Nijmeh. There was no financial compensation for Khaled's many Jewish victims. There was no punishment for serial killer of Jews, Khaled. Khaled, and other terrorists were richly rewarded with long vacations in Europe. Below are parts of an article from www.sfgate.com http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/02/14/MNG50BANBE1.DTL Mideast training program backfires Palestinian security officers schooled by U.S. later used tactics against Israel - Matthew Kalman, Chronicle Foreign Service Monday, February 14, 2005 Bethlehem, West Bank -- In June 1998, somewhere near CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., two rows of men in military fatigues posed for their graduation photo. All of them were officers in Palestinian General Intelligence Service, charged with hunting down terrorists and preventing attacks on Israel. They had just completed a training course, paid for by the U.S. government, in which they learned firearms and counterterrorist tactics. But the graduation photo holds a stark warning for the Bush administration as it gets more involved in Middle East peacemaking. Some of the men in the picture later swapped sides and began using the skills they learned in Virginia against the Israelis. Such training courses, which were suspended with the outbreak of the Palestinian uprising in September 2000, will be an integral part of Washington's aid package for the new government of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. Standing in the back row, second from the left, is Khaled Abu Nijmeh, from Deheisheh refugee camp in Bethlehem, according to two of his colleagues who are also pictured. By 2001, he had become one of the most-wanted Palestinian militants in the city, suspected of involvement in a string of suicide bombings and shooting attacks against Israelis. In May 2002, he was one of 13 gunmen escorted from the Church of the Nativity siege in Bethlehem, flown to Cyprus and then to exile in Europe. Three of the group, including Abu Nijmeh, were given asylum in Italy. "I am a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and a first sergeant in Palestinian General Intelligence," Abu Nijmeh, now 36, told The Chronicle from his temporary home in Rome. "I personally received a course in antiterrorism and VIP protection. "I was not alone. Many Palestinian security people were trained by the Americans. We hope they will continue helping us." Abu Nijmeh and his 12 comrades will be allowed to return to Bethlehem under the cease-fire agreement reached last week between Israel and the Palestinians. As Israeli commentators had been warning for years, the CIA inadvertently helped train future adversaries -- as it has done in other countries, including the anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan who ended up as Taliban and al Qaeda militants. "This has proven to be a very risky undertaking," said Israeli political analyst Gerald Steinberg of Bar-Ilan University. "Both the CIA and British efforts to train Palestinians during the Oslo process helped strengthen terrorist capabilities." The training given to hundreds of Palestinian security officials between 1996 and 2000 was sanctioned by a presidential order in 1996 by then-President Bill Clinton, who was deeply involved in peace-making efforts." ©2005 San Francisco Chronicle Islamic terrorism is empowered, and our loyal ally, Israel, on the front lines fighting global jihad, is wickedly betrayed.
27. US to train Lebanese troops
Robert Wood ,   Havelock NC USA   (09.10.06)
I am a US Marine Ret after 29 years. This has to be one of the most stupid things my country has ever done. We seem to trust everone even after they prove they cannot stand by their word. I feel so sorry for Israel for going along with this not so bright idea. My government is caving.
28. US HUMILIATING LEBANON
Arik Silverman ,   Milwaukee USA   (09.10.06)
This condescending activity will be viewed as a great humiliation for Lebanon: giving it only weapons to carry out the will of the US, and requiring Israel's approval. The Lebanese aren't stupid, and they'll see this for what it is. They'll compare their tiny $ .03 billion aid with Israel's $2 billion and know how much the US "values" them. And with half or more of the Lebanese Army Shi'ite, some of the equipment is definitely going to find its way to Hezbollah. The rest of the equipment will be a de facto re-arming of the Christian militias for the next civil war.
29. US to arm, train Lebanese army
Keith Dawid ,   Mumbai,India   (09.10.06)
THIS IS UTTER MADNESS!!
30. Idiots! (PLEASE READ)
Adam ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (09.10.06)
President Emile Lahoud of Lebanon is a puppet of Syria (their constitution was altered by Syria to extend his term) and is the commander in cheif of the Lebanese army according to their constitution. His son in law is their defence minister Elias Murr.
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