Rice lauds Beirut compromise
- Share via
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said she welcomed a new power-sharing arrangement in Lebanon even though it increased the power of Hezbollah militants at the expense of U.S.-backed moderates.
“Obviously in any compromise there are compromises,” Rice said during a surprise visit to Beirut to meet Lebanon’s new president, former army chief Michel Suleiman.
Lebanese politics operates on ambiguity and consensus, and to get Suleiman elected, that meant giving veto power to Hezbollah, a militia and political force that the United States lists as a terrorist group.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
