The Wall Street Journal is reporting Lebanese aid officials are complaining over a lack of funding from the US government. Lebanon’s reconstruction is expected to cost upwards of $7 billion dollars. But the Bush administration has promised just $50 million. Officials say the administration has also delayed aid transfers. The US State Department waited two weeks before declaring the war a humanitarian emergency after clashes broke out last month. Lebanon’s interior minister, Ahmad Fatfat, said: “[The Americans] ask us to do a lot, and they don’t help us to do it, which is so different from what the Iranians have done to help Hezbollah.” Meanwhile, many aid agencies are reporting they’ve failed to reach their fundraising goals. The World Food Programme says it’s raised less than half the $21 million dollars it needs to provide aid to Lebanon. Last week, the Washington Post reported Arab and Muslim-American charities have also been receiving less donations for Lebanon. Leaders said the slowdown could be attributed in part to fears over the US government’s crackdown on Arab and Muslim charities.