White House hold on Lebanon military aid sparks questions, as one lawmaker says, 'This is Ukraine again.'
The White House has held up U.S. security assistance to Lebanon for months now, prompting increasingly urgent questions from Congress and the Lebanese government.
It comes at a critical time for Lebanon, after weeks of sporadic protests against government corruption and a lack of economic opportunities -- increasingly challenged by counter demonstrations that threaten to bring the country back to chaos and even civil war. There's no allegation that President Donald Trump stands to benefit from the hold politically, but his administration has refused to explain it.
But David Hale, the under secretary for political affairs and a former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon, testified publicly before the House Intelligence Committee last week that even he has not heard any explanation from the White House or OMB on why the aid is being withheld.
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