"And you're surprised?"
Posted on 07/28/2010 5:53:12 PM PDT by SJackson
Israeli Defense Minister Barak’s warning that, if Hizbullah attacks it, Israel would defend itself against the whole regime, got all the attention, but almost unnoticed is his further alert that U.S. military aid to Lebanon may fall into the hands of terrorists. President Obama announced intent to raise that subsidy to $100 million.
More specifically, Min. Barak put it, “…the walls between the Lebanese armed forces and Hizbullah—it's quite porous. And whatever you give the Lebanese armed forces might end up in the hands of Hizbullah, be it technology or weapons or whatever.“ (Arutz-7, 7/27/10).
This column’s prior analysis made the same point about the Lebanese armed forces and Hizbullah, but warrants clarification. Since Hizbullah and the Lebanese Army are more or less allies, Hizbullah may not need to capture the U.S. arms, if it could direct the Lebanese Army whom to use them against.
A prior article finds the U.S. in a similar position with the Palestinian Authority military. Has the West yet learned that other cultures whom it assists have different goals?
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Could?
"And you're surprised?"
Obama already knows that he is placing the money in the hands of terrorists. That is why he sent it.
That’s the idea, as far as BHO and much of the State Department are concerned.
“Could?”
Yes, “could.”
99% of it will actually just be stolen by crooks, saving it from the terrorists.
Of course, they will probably sell it to the terrorists, but the terrorists will use Iranian or Saudi money for that, depending if Shia or Sunni.
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