Reducing US Military Aid To Lebanon Would Send A Terrible Message

This congressional staffer represents the opinion of many US congressmen who might be thinking of reducing military aid to Lebanon:

Whenever there’s somebody who receives foreign aid of any kind from the United States who has a conflict with any of our close allies, especially in the Middle East, which is such a volatile region, you absolutely rethink US support

But that would be a mistake. That would send a message that it’s okay to shoot at fellow Arabs and Lebanese, but not at the Israelis.