Does anybody know what has gotten into the Lebanese army. Somebody must have really helped it. Last summer they said it was useless. Now it seems tough and effective.
“Does anybody know what has gotten into the Lebanese army. Somebody must have really helped it. Last summer they said it was useless. Now it seems tough and effective.”
Yeah, their President decided that Hezbollah was the bad guys after they launched an unprovoked war against Israel last summer. Out of the UN Resolution on the cease fire, you got a rapid deployment of special forces and equipment from Nato and other Western powers.
Perhaps some financial aid. According to the above article.
Washington announced that it was considering sending more supplies to the Lebanese army after Congress last month approved a seven-fold increase in military assistance for 2007 to 280 million dollars.
W is helping them