The funding authorized by this act will greatly assist in promoting the economic and political stability of that country and support the international effort to strengthen a sovereign and independent Lebanon.
Statement on Signing the Lebanon Emergency Assistance Act of 1983
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I think he recognizes that their massive buildup has been responsible for the great economic crisis that he faces there in the Soviet Union.
That is, again, one of those things I should have said to your question.
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