Lebanon Left Behind: What America Can Do to Save Beirut

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Those measures will involve opening the budgetary books and introducing transparency into government expenditures.
43% : For Washington to sign off on a new agreement with Iran that does not prohibit funding for proxy forces, like Hezbollah, would be tantamount to trading away Lebanese sovereignty in order to appease Iran.
42% : Talking of Hezbollah, Lebanese themselves refer to it as "the occupation," serving the needs of Tehran and not the Lebanese people.
40% : America's Middle East policy leaders have foolishly placed all their bets on the Vienna negotiations with Iran and are ignoring the regional hotspots that deserve attention.
34% : " If the United States lifts sanctions on Iran, the resulting economic benefits will enable Tehran to increase funding to Hezbollah which in turn will make matters worse in Lebanon.

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