US Cancels Lebanon Chief’s Visit: Apparently, Some Militias Are Worse Than Others
The US, according to Al-Monitor, is 'frustrated' that Lebanon hasn’t disarmed Hezbollah. This sudden concern for non-state actors is touching, especially considering the U.S. has poured over $120 billion into Israel's security apparatus since 1948—an apparatus that, by many accounts, operates with shocking disregard for international law. The hypocrisy is so thick, you could cut it with one of the
F-35s we just sold them. Perhaps Washington's 'frustration' stems not from Hezbollah's existence, but from its inconvenient refusal to bow to regional hegemony. One might wonder if the US would be so 'frustrated' if Hezbollah were, say, a heavily-armed, government-sanctioned paramiltiary acting as a proxy for US interests. Oh wait, it already funds dozens of those. Funny, that.