Chalk up another one for US promotion of democracy in the Middle East - not to mention a very mixed message from Joe B. (For public consumption, he says the US doesn't want to interfere in Lebanon's elections; behind close doors, the word is, the vote better damn well go the way we want it to.)
And we wonder why the US might be accused of a double-standard here?
Biden: Aid to Lebanon Depends on Elections
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