>The United States is dropping medical supplies into Lebanon. I believe it is a humantarian effort and the U.S. is giving the Lebonese people the supplies, not selling them.
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>Many countries right now are complaining that the U.S. needs to take a more forceful stance on the Israeli/Hezbollah situation. Yet usually most Arab countries complain that the U.S. should stay out of their business and not exert any influence. They want us, they don't want us. You can't win for losing....
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Actually what they seem to be saying is the U.S. doesn't have the juice right now in the international community to do much about it one way or the other. The bluster and go-it-alone attitude of the current Administration have only diminished our ability to influence events.