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Clinton: US should fund Lebanon army
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 02.03.11, 23:13
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1. Leb. Army & Hizbullah are one & the same!!
Steve Gilbert ,   Teaneck   (03.02.11)
What is this lady smoking?
2. My goodness, Ms Halarious
Gideon Reader ,   USA   (03.02.11)
Going through life fat, dumb and happy is not a longed for goal of any cabinet level Secretary. That the SecState is stuck in the stupid detent, is not what I wanted for my birthday. So many talented, honorable and competent folks available and for reasons known but to G-d; they remain ignored.
3. #1 Steve Gilbert, Teaneck
03.03.2011   (03.02.11)
Exactly my thoughts. Hilary needs to stay at home. Maybe she could get a full-time job walking dogs. That would also keep her figure down.
4. the most stupid
fad egypt   (03.02.11)
adminstration in the histroy of the united states is the obama adminstration is hillary naive enough to fund the lebanese army while hizbullah is the major player in the political arena there ?? even the army itself has proved that it cant be trusted to keep the peace in lebanon for example in last july or august when the labanese soldiers opened fire on the idf claiming that an israel soldier crossed the border and that was proved to be wrong by the help of the survelliance apparatus and the unifil forces that beside the high probability that these arms may fall in the hands of hizbullah USA is naive and stupid they are destroying everything
5. The opposite of everything she says should be done!
David   (03.02.11)
6. No matter how hard they try ...
Lee ,   Manchester UK   (03.02.11)
and conspire to murder Israel - the likes of obama, clinton and abbas will NEVER destroy Israel. But they just can't stop trying. Nazism is global in 2011.
7. To arm the terrorists and their supporters
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (03.02.11)
in Lebanon improves the security of Israel... yes of course...Imad Mughniah would have given madame Hillary a bear hug, if he would not have been blown to pieces already... The American Lebanon policy under Hussein Obama has reached ground bottom...
8. us BRAINS
MOHSEN   (03.02.11)
US helped to liberate kosovars from serbian brutality and this killing of 2 american GIs in germany is either a) kosovar moslem thanks for liberating 1.5 millin kosovars b) a serbian christian trying to provoke a US backlash against the moslem controlloed kosovar government. many years ago, radovan karadic was asked by mike wallace of CBS news why he was harassing the kolsovar and bosnian moslems. While he gave varioius reasons, he finally did on something that should now be obvious to all: what he said was that the moslems were intolerant and so they are. And the majority are responsible for the terror of bin laden, and iran and all other terror bodies. And hamas and hezbollah and on it goes. It doesn't stop. What the serbs did was not correct but the point was-moslems are not tolerant, they do not blend in. Now obama wants to fund the lebanese army now controlled by Hezbollah. its now clear, it was not supposed to be,t hat obama is simply jimmy carter all over again.
9. now i've heard and seen everything
Nissim ,   NYC   (03.03.11)
time to put my taxes in escrow. supporting terrorism is a crime, and the US government is forcing me to break the law. 2012 can't get here soon enough
10. @ 1
Sheik Rattle & Roll ,   USA   (03.03.11)
I have to agree with you, however this was the same policy under Bush in which I believed was a flawed policy. It is mind boggling that the US would fund an Army who's government is controlled by the "A-Team" of terrorist, however I do believe this policy will be short lived because it is just a matter of time before the Lebanese Army which is controlled by Hezbollah will show it's true colors and the US will have to stop giving that aid.
11. HILLARY IS INFALLIBLE
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (03.03.11)
Every effort she has made with U.S .Foreign Policy has turned out to be a flaming disaster Iran - That didn't work out North Korea, a total flop, they haven't stopped laughing at her stupidity Sucking up to the Arabs, look at the price of OIL today, over $100 per barrel for a commodity that costs less then $5 to get out of the ground Libya, the U.S. is sending ships, which can't do anything, because the U.S. doesn't have enough troops to get into another War or Police action Afghanistan, the U.S. is now aware that there efforts, blood & money have been a waste, if and when the U.S. leaves, Afghanistan will revert to it's tribal ways, which it never abandoned in the first place I would like anyone out there to tell me where and when Hillary as succeeded as Secretary of State Elmer Fudd could have done a better job
12. Ok, so she's not America's 'Best & Brightest'...
David ,   Hartford USA   (03.03.11)
not by a long shot, a very long shot. Did she forget that a Lebanese soldier shot and murdered an Israeli officer last year? That's the 'new' Lebanese army she wants to fund. She is insane. She and Obama have allowed the psychopaths to run rampant in every Arab country. Stop funding Lebanon! It's not only money down the toilet, it's money used to prepare for a war with Israel. You do see that, don't you, Hillary? Hellooooo? Anyone there??
13. Good 'ol USA, fund both sides of the fight
R ,   Jerusalem   (03.03.11)
14. if hezbulah controls Goverment....
psalms 83 ,   selah   (03.03.11)
it follows ...they control the military not to hard to figure out
15. The same Lebanese army that shot an Israeli officer
John ,   Wellington NZ   (03.03.11)
not so long ago a Lebanese army sniper shot and Killed an Israeli officer on the border in an unprovoked attack - Clinton want to support them; she must be nuts
16. Clinton practices her new position Nazrallah's FM
Seppo ,   Finland   (03.03.11)
All these people in the state department are clever. If some of their actions doesn't seem logical the reason is only that their targets and goals are different. The actions should be used to analyze their real goals and not believe their rhetoric. Like in Egypt's case Obama's goal is clearly to promote Muslim Brotherhood to run the country.
17. WHAT?!!
Mike Caton ,   USA   (03.03.11)
Clinton is either totally insane or totally dedicated to the eventual destruction of the Jewish state; I suspect the latter may be the case. Everyone knows that these arms will automatically be transferred to Hezbollah, etc.
18. I mis-read the Title
Gideon Reader ,   USA   (03.03.11)
To Number#11 Looking at her and adding your Subject Title, I thought you said "inflatable".
19. Clinton/ObamaEager toFund Hizbullah TerroristsAgainst Israel
Linda Rivera ,   New York, USA   (03.03.11)
Do Clinton/Obama, Muslim terrorist lovers, Israel-haters, think everyone is ignorant? Hizbullah is part of Lebanon's government and part of the military. Hizbullah is the most powerful part. Hizbullah's goal is a Second Holocaust of Jews.
20. have you not considered
(03.03.11)
that if the usa stops funding the lebanese army, iran will do so instead. so? better the mericans have a free hand in lebanon than iran which is already chocking it.
21. Hip hip hooray
Deutronomy 28:65-70 ,   New world order   (03.03.11)
God bless America the home of Clinton and all stupids like her...lol But not to worry, Clinton isn't that stupid the us is only giving 100 million$ per yr to the Lebanese army which is really not that much at all, doesn't even buy an fighter jet. The move is political...it aims to gives the pro US politicians in Lebanon arguments to refuse any military aid from other countries like Iran under the pretense that it doesn't need it since it's already getting it from the US...but hezballah isn't stupid, the Lebanese army will take the US aid and from Iran lol so double whammy for the resistance...and the freedom fighters... We will prevail we will win Koulouna moukawama
22. Cong. Ros-Lehtinen will have something to say about this
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (03.03.11)
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, now heading the Foreign Affairs Committee in the US House, will no doubt be grilling Clinton on this ridiculous policy. She and others on the Committee - Democrats and Republicans - have already expressed opposition to funding Lebanon's Hizbullah-dominated armed forces.
23. #20 are you kidding?
Steve ,   USA   (03.03.11)
24. #20 You can't be serious?
Steve ,   USA   (03.03.11)
You sound like a real appeaser buddy, do you realize this? Perhaps the US should also fund Hezbollah and Hamas instead of letting Iran fund them? How about NO ONE finance the Lebanese Army and in the next Lebanese war they could be eliminated along with the cave dweller Nasrallah and his gang. Hillary, you got to be kidding me. Where have you been these last several months. The Obama administration is a very dangerous cancer and will continue to cause unrest in the world like no other American Government has done before. In order to appease the rest of the world he will suck up to all the wrong people. This is why he is a "Nobel Prize' winner. What a peaceful world he has brought upon us! LOL! Show some backbone Mr President, Try talking tough and taking a stand for once. Notice how when he's mad he shoves his chin out. Only thing is, it's shaking!
25. Clinton knows these weapons will only be aimed at Israel
zionist forever   (03.03.11)
Clinton & Obama cant be total fools can they? This is more Obama outreach work tell the Lebanese people America is your friend and ally. Obama forgot the little fact that the friend and ally he is reaching out to right now are Hizbollah because the reformist government was toppled. There is no way the army will even turn their weapons against Hizbollah. Even with the US weapons Hizbollah are still much better armed than they are. They certainly won't be used against Syria that leave only one enemy left to shoot at. They have already been used once. Brand new M16s were used to shoot at an Israeli soldier cutting s tree to adjust a camera Clinton tell your boss if he wants to do more outreach work then to speak the unions who are attacking senators. Let the muslims run their own countries for a change without telling them how much you love them.
26. La Reine s'amuse (the queen is playing)
jo   (03.03.11)
Madame Secretary of State. The Lebanese army will deteriorate if not supported? .Famous understatement of the year ( of the week anyway). Supporting an entity that exists only on paper, is becoming a US trademark ( and not par excellence).It's just like the Billions$$ or trillions$$ discovered by the GAO, or the 14 elected democrats from Wisconsin getting FULL pay plus perks for deserting their State, their Governor, and those who elected them They are probably going to submit 'overtime' for their hard labor ...! Had they and their politicians friends worked instead of parading in front of the cameras, having endless " business "meals, or endless 'business' trips, the State wouldn't be in a hole for billions $
27. Now we know the lunatics are running the asylum!
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (03.03.11)
Madam Secretary, Hezbollah is the army of Lebanon and you will be arming a terrorist organization and endangering the lives thousands of Israelis! Actually, this is not surprising as the USA has abandoned those people in Iran and North Africa in their attempt to fight off oppression. Remember, with friends like the USA you don't need enemies and tis does not only apply tto Israel!
28. Hilary.s daughter & Husband
03.03.11   (03.03.11)
According to local gossip it appears that Hilary and Bill's daughter who married, just months ago, a lovely young Jewish man is now over. Is there any truth in that. It certainly wouldn't surprise me if the gossip was true.
29. #28 Would you mind telling me
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (03.03.11)
exactly what Hillary’s daughters marriage has to do with U.S. Foreign Policy As far as I know, neither one works for U.S. Department of State I have heard of parents being responsible for their children, the reverse might be true when the parent is senile Whoops, I think I just hit on something Hillary is acting real screwy when she wants to send American money to Lebanon in order that they use it buy arms to be used against Israel I believe the real Hillary has surfaced, a two faced bitch, sneakier than Husband Bill
30. #28 Every marriage has problems
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (03.03.11)
I checked out what you gossiped about, they're man & wife, which means they are two different people of two different sexes Sure they may have problems, who doesn't ? You go to the Supermarket, check out the tabloids while waiting in line, without bothering to buy any of them
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