Govt. approves recruitment of 1,500 soldiers for Lebanese Army
The caretaker Cabinet on Wednesday approved granting the Defense Ministry a treasury loan to recruit 1,500 soldiers for the Lebanese Army.
Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati had announced at the Oct. 24 Paris conference that his government had decided to recruit more troops and could deploy 8,000 soldiers in the south as part of a plan to implement a ceasefire and U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.
He added that war-hit Lebanon would need international financial support to equip and train the army.
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, told reporters in Paris that the 27-nation bloc would give the Lebanese Army 20 million euros ($21.59m) this year and 40 million euros ($43.18m) next year.
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Ten times as many would have been a better start. This isn't even new curtains aon a bombed-out Hezbollah apartment in Beirut Centre
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Ten times as many would have been a better start. This isn't even new curtains on a bombed-out Hezbollah apartment in Beirut Centre ...
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We have more than 80,000 soldiers! Do we really need more? Why not raise retirement from 18 yrs of service to 30?
Probably pushed by Nabih Berri, " you show up to the barrack for 18 years then you retire at 36 and you are set for life, cashing retirement from the governemnt till you die in 2090, and your unmarried daughter can cash till the year 2120 courtesy of these 18 yrs of "service".
Probably parents of jobless young men pressed Berri to create jobs for their kids in exchange to voting for him forever.
It is a win win... except it is a big lose for the christians and sunnites who pay taxes and who actually are financing this darbeh.
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Declare Hezbullah to be the national army.
Army must implementing UN 1559 now no wait for Vichy government. Hizb arms have nothing to do with protecting Lebanon rather burning Lebanon to benefit Iranian tyrants. Army must prevent unnecessary destruction of our cities.
1. Israel goal is to disarm Hizb not occupy Lebanon. Disarming Hizb insures the end of war.
2. Hizb is an Iranian brigade willingly destroying Lebanon to help Iran
3. Hizb fighters not protecting south but the Iranian tunnels & rockets. They are causing South destruction
4. Disarming Hizb is a Lebanese, Arab & Western demand opening flood of aid & army support
5. Netanyahu & Hizb same message of hate & destruction, needing each other to stay in power
6. Netanyahu wants Hizb to keep arms so he stay in power instead of prison & prevent 2-state solution
7. Defeating Netanyahu is by disarming Hizb, working with Saudi for 2-state solution & permanent peace.
8. UN 1559 may lead to Netanyahu & his radicals defeat & sent to prison for war crimes.