Mr. White, staying on Iran, but shifting to the Near East. I want to ask you about the ongoing talks between Israel and Lebanon. Under the Obama and Biden administration, security assistance was politicized and often turned against our allies and even on behalf of our adversaries. If confirmed, you would be charged with aligning our security assistance with American national security interests in Lebanon. We have given billions of dollars over the years to Lebanese forces. (03:38–03:49)
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Asserts that security assistance was politicized under the Obama and Biden administrations.
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