Obama: UN Resolutions In Lebanon Must Be Enforced

[Purveyor]

(12-14) 14:44 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) --

President Barack Obama said Monday a U.N. resolution calling on Hezbollah to disarm must be enforced.

Speaking to reporters following a private Oval Office meeting with Lebanese President Michael Suleiman, Obama said that while there has been progress made in enforcing the resolution, that progress is incomplete. Hezbollah has continued to defy the U.N. resolution that ended its 2006 war with Israel and called on the group to disarm.

Obama said he is particularly concerned about "the extensive arms that are smuggled into Lebanon that potentially serve as a threat to Israel."

Hezbollah, which the U.S. lists as a terror group, has said it has thousands of rockets and missiles, some of which can reach deep into Israel.

Obama said the U.S. and Lebanon may not always agree on issues involving Israel, but both nations share "a commitment to resolve these issues through dialogue and negotiations, as opposed to through violence."

Suleiman called on the United States to provide Lebanon military support. Though the U.S. long has provided military assistance to Lebanon, it has not handed over sophisticated arms for fear they could end up in the hands of Hezbollah.

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[IndianaGreen]

1. How about enforcing the resolutions that call the West Bank settlements illegal?

It is because of bullshit like this that we have created generations of terrorists.

[LooseWilly]

2. Disarm Hezbollah, but veto any sanctions against Israel?

Does this not seem a little one-sided, bordering on silly? Or is it just me?...