Report: Lebanon in Washington's Circle of Attention
Foreign powers have not lost hope in Lebanon and Washington is still interested in helping the Mediterranean country maintain its peace as it continues to arm the Lebanese army and assist it in its fight against terrorism, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Tuesday.
“Lebanon did not come out of the circle of Washington's attention, it is in the heart of this attention,” well-informed sources quoted a U.S. diplomat on condition of anonymity.
“We look with satisfaction at the security situation in Lebanon and we do not believe that there is a reason to fear for its safety and stability. We are certain that the Lebanese want to preserve their country, because they can see the destruction in the neighboring countries and they do not want to move this war to their own,” added the diplomat.
According to the daily, the U.S. has asserted the necessity to protect Lebanon and prevent its collapse in light of what is happening in the region mainly the war in Syria. A deterioration in the security situation will have dangerous repercussions at the regional and international levels.
“Lebanon's stability is a priority for us,” added the diplomat “Washington has expressed this position to accelerate the program of arming the Lebanese army so that it could maintain this stability and confront and win over in the war being waged against terrorism.”
almost 9 years
Very well said. We need to stop being the pawns of other countries.
And being in washington's circle of interest is a good thing? Not too long ago Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Syria was as well. The Lebanese need to understand that no one can care about the welfare of their country more than they themselves. Outside powers will manipulate their pawns on the ground to what suits them, and what suits them can be a lot of things, its mainly about money under the guise of many different banners. No one cares about us, we need to wake up and smell the coffee and realize that hard cold fact