Op-Ed: Boris Zilberman: Say no to the LAF funding end around
While the pearl clutchers continue to rail against investing in joint military defense for Israel, and by extension America, there should be a larger conversation about why such defenses are so essential; especially in Israel’s north. In 2006, United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 required the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) to disarm Hezbollah, and the United States provided military assistance to Lebanon to enforce that resolution. In the two decades since then, successive U.S. administrations have spent more than $3 billion in taxpayer dollars to train and equip the LAF.
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