Obama In “Tight Spot” Over Arming The Lebanese Army

Janine Zacharia of the Washington Post gives us great insight into the debate over the arming of the Lebanese army in Washington and president Obama’s choices:

President Obama could soon face a dilemma: whether to abandon the institution-building effort Bush began because the army won’t confront Hezbollah, or continue to fund the army to maintain stability and fight other militant groups it is willing to act against.

What I get from the article is that the administration knows that assisting the Lebanese army is the right policy, but that it is becoming increasingly difficult politically to do so.