US puts best face on Lebanon deal that boosts Hizbullah
By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
The top US diplomat for the Middle East said a deal among feuding factions in Lebanon was a welcome development, although the agreement gave the Hizbullah group more power.
The Bush administration seemed Wednesday to try to put the best face on the deal that ends Lebanon's 18-month political stalemate, but also gives the Iran- and Syria-backed Hizbullah veto power over any government decision.
At the State Department, Assistant Secretary of State David Welch called the agreement "a necessary and positive step."
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