South Carolina senator has reconciled with the man he once called a ‘jackass’ and a ‘bigot’, and is pushing him to expand the war
To sceptics, Donald Trump’s war in Iran is a hubristic blunder that could spiral further out of control and bring catastrophe to the world. To Lindsey Graham, it is a dream come true.
The Republican senator from South Carolina spent decades spoiling for a fight with the regime in Tehran. He claimed that its overthrow would give the US president his own “Berlin Wall moment”. Now he is urging further escalation by invoking the bloody battle of Iwo Jima from the second world war.
For Graham’s critics, his sway over Trump, and his seemingly insatiable appetite for war at any cost, might make him the most dangerous man in Washington.
“Lindsey’s probably the most pro-war Republican out there,” said Joe Walsh, a former Republican congressman turned Democrat. “He’s certainly the most visible. We’re talking about a guy who, if he could, would have American troops everywhere on the planet engaged in some sort of a war. He’s a war-hungry dude and he’s got Trump’s ear.”
Miss Lindsey must have all kinds videos in the Epstein/Trump Files.
The world is exploding in terror and violence but the biggest threat of all is the nuclear ambitions of the radical Islamists who control Iran.
If the United States isn’t firm in our intention to deny them such weapons, Iran will trigger a nuclear arms race in the least stable region on earth, and make it more likely that people who aspire to genocide will have the most effective means to commit it.
Our close ally, Israel, is at risk as a result of Obama’s failed leadership. We share values, we share democracy, and our friendship is unbreakable. To our friends in Israel, I will never abandon you. I will always stand firm in supporting the one and only Jewish state.
I too say - never again.
I am running for president because I have the experience, judgment and will to deny the most radical regimes the most dangerous weapons.
But to defeat this enemy, it will require more than military might.
The most powerful weapon in our arsenal isn’t a gun. It’s an idea. The terrorists are selling a glorious death. We must sell a hopeful life.
I’ve learned from my travels that a small schoolhouse in a remote region educating a young girl can do more damage to radical Islam than any weapon we possess.
Lady G’s Presidential Campaign Opening Address (2016)
I wonder if this is over compensation for constantly being a closeted bottom.
That’s well-known, though. Anybody could use that against Graham.
When I saw Graham condemn Trump after the insurrection on January 6 2021, and then weeks later support him, I figured that Trump was provided some serious kompromat against Graham. Something worse than anything Trump did with Epstein. It wouldn’t even have to be something directly against the senator. It could even be about a family member, for example.
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I mean obviously. He said out loud that he was “for isrool” and not for the American ppl. This is Israels war, fought by the US. These people want the destruction of all brown ppl 🤷♀️
Why does anyone vote for this man to represent them? He never has and he never will. He just does whatever he’s told by whichever Republican leader scares him the most.
Graham just loves a war. He’ll do anything, say anything, to get more of it.
Do anything except join it on the front lines.
Touché
Lady Graham just loves a war. He’ll do anything, say anything, to get more of it for others. FTFY
How does he know? Has he ever been in one?
