Washington – Liberman Tells Mattis: We Want US ‘Active’ In The Region

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    Israeli minister of Defence Avigdor Lieberman meets with United States Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the Pentagon, in Washington DC, USA, on MArch 07, 2017. Photo by Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense Washington – Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman told U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis that the United States needs to remain active in the Middle East to ensure security and stability.

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    Liberman met Tuesday with Mattis at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. According to an Israeli Defense Ministry readout, the meeting was friendly and covered strategic challenges in the region — including in Syria, where a civil war is raging, and Iran, which Israel and a number of moderate Arab countries see as a growing threat. The men discussed the creation of a coalition of moderate states in the region to combat terrorism.

    “We need an active America in our region,” Liberman told Mattis, according to the Israeli release.

    In December, before President Donald Trump took office, Liberman said that he was wary of the new president’s declared desire to pull back from the Middle East.

    The Israeli Defense Ministry release said Liberman raised a specific concern that the Hezbollah militia, which launched a war with Israel in 2006, was insinuating itself into Lebanon’s army.

    The U.S. Department of Defense did not issue a readout of the meeting.


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    AlbertEinstein
    AlbertEinstein
    7 years ago

    Be careful what you ask for.

    7 years ago

    What a wonderful sight! Israeli officials being treated with the proper Respect by the United States, in total contrast to how it was when the low-life anti-semite Obama was in charge.