A report alleges that a US military doctrine focused on maintaining Israel's 'qualitative military edge' has led to the under-funding and under-equipping of the Lebanese army.

As Lebanon marks a month since “Black Wednesday”, when massive Israeli strikes killed 361 people, the international community continues to call on the Lebanese army to disarm Hezbollah. But the US legal imperative to ensure Israel has a “qualitative military edge” (QME) has kept the Lebanese military under-funded, under-equipped and unable to perform its role.