US military chief recommends increasing security assistance // speeding up foreign military sales to Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, and Turkey

The United States may begin sending small teams of U.S. military trainers to Lebanon and Iraq in the near future to help local military forces deal with spillover from the war in Syria, a top general announced Wednesday.

U.S. officials are also discussing speeding up foreign military sales to get Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, and Turkey the necessary weapons and equipment to handle the violence coming across their borders.

The Department of Defense has recommended that U.S. Central Command begin drawing up plans for the U.S. military to help Syria's neighbors deal with violence spilling over the border from the war-ravaged nation.

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