Let   $G$  be a locally compact group, and let
 $G$  be a locally compact group, and let   ${{A}_{\text{cb}}}(G)$  denote the closure of
 ${{A}_{\text{cb}}}(G)$  denote the closure of   $A(G)$ , the Fourier algebra of
 $A(G)$ , the Fourier algebra of   $G$ , in the space of completely bounded multipliers of
 $G$ , in the space of completely bounded multipliers of   $A(G)$ . If
 $A(G)$ . If   $G$  is a weakly amenable, discrete group such that
 $G$  is a weakly amenable, discrete group such that   ${{C}^{*}}(G)$  is residually finite-dimensional, we show that
 ${{C}^{*}}(G)$  is residually finite-dimensional, we show that   ${{A}_{\text{cb}}}(G)$  is operator amenable. In particular,
 ${{A}_{\text{cb}}}(G)$  is operator amenable. In particular,   ${{A}_{\text{cb}}}({{\mathbb{F}}_{2}})$  is operator amenable even though
 ${{A}_{\text{cb}}}({{\mathbb{F}}_{2}})$  is operator amenable even though   ${{\mathbb{F}}_{2}}$ , the free group in two generators, is not an amenable group. Moreover, we show that if
 ${{\mathbb{F}}_{2}}$ , the free group in two generators, is not an amenable group. Moreover, we show that if   $G$  is a discrete group such that
 $G$  is a discrete group such that   ${{A}_{\text{cb}}}(G)$  is operator amenable, a closed ideal of
 ${{A}_{\text{cb}}}(G)$  is operator amenable, a closed ideal of   $A(G)$  is weakly completely complemented in
 $A(G)$  is weakly completely complemented in   $A(G)$  if and only if it has an approximate identity bounded in the
 $A(G)$  if and only if it has an approximate identity bounded in the   $\text{cb}$ -multiplier norm.
 $\text{cb}$ -multiplier norm.