"A Strong Lebanese Army is good for Israel!"

Mara Karlin, served in the U.S. Defense Department, most recently as special assistant to the under-secretary of defense for policy... has this in In Haaretz, here

"...While taking on the responsibility of building a military is weighty, I strongly believe that the U.S. effort to assist the LAF has been conducted in a prudent fashion. Furthermore, by extending the Lebanese government's sovereignty throughout Lebanon and diminishing the operating space of unhelpful actors, this effort is deepening Israeli security.....Moreover, as the LAF has grown stronger, discussions have begun on Hezbollah's weaponry, a previously taboo subject. ....Possession of Ravens will help put the government-sanctioned military on slightly more equal footing with Hezbollah, which has wielded an armed UAV (the Ababil) for years.."