“Although it may be tempting for the US to ignore Lebanon’s problems, it would do so at its own peril”

Yet another “make Washington care about Lebanon” article, this time by Bilal Saab for Foreign Affairs:

The United States cannot afford to repeat its hands-off approach to Lebanon. The maintenance of Beirut’s independence and sovereignty upholds U.S. strategic interests in the Middle East by denying U.S. adversaries — such as Iran and Syria — the ability to exploit Lebanon to improve their positions in the region.

Mr. Saab also offers Washington some useful advice on how this should be done. Read the whole thing.