Barack Obama: “We want to strengthen Lebanese Armed Forces so that they can help to…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2009

We want to strengthen Lebanese Armed Forces so that they can help to secure the sovereignty and territory of Lebanon.

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Remarks Following a Meeting With President Michel Sleiman of Lebanon and an Exchange With Reporters

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