It Just Goes to Show...

...that Republicans don't have a monopoly on idiocy:

American aid to Lebanon should be held up until the country agrees to allow international forces to patrol its border with Syria, US Representative Tom Lantos of California said Sunday in Jerusalem.

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Lantos, the ranking Democrat on the House International Relations Committee, wouldn't specify how much money would be under consideration.

He stressed that he would seek to prevent any funds going to Lebanon until it allowed for an expanded UNIFIL presence on the border.

"The international community must use all our available means to stiffen Lebanon's spine and convince the government of Lebanon to have the new UNIFIL troops deployed on the Syrian border in adequate numbers," he said. "To provide aid while allowing a porous Lebanon-Syria border will only invite the repetition of a Hizbullah attack in the future. Hizbullah must not be allowed to rearm."

So this leaves Hezbollah, funded, presumably, by Iran, to rebuild Lebanon. Expect Hezbollah's popularity to increase.

Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.


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