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Sen. Lindsey Graham to seek authorization for U.S. attack on Iran
Washington Examiner ^ | 9/18/2013 | Byron York

Posted on 09/19/2013 5:10:52 PM PDT by steelhead_trout

Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of the strongest advocates of an American military strike against the Assad regime in Syria. He was unhappy when President Obama decided to seek congressional authorization for an attack, and then unhappy when his fellow lawmakers voiced disapproval of the president's plan. Graham believes the diplomatic path chosen by the administration will lead to a debacle.

Given all that, Graham now says he will work with a bipartisan group of senators to craft a resolution authorizing the president to use military force -- not against the Syrian regime but against Iran. In an appearance on Fox News' Huckabee program over the weekend, Graham argued that such a resolution is essential, because American inaction in Syria will encourage Iran to go forward with its nuclear weapon program, eventually leading toward a Mideast conflagration if the U.S. doesn't intervene.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 113th; attack; authorization; chickenhawk; closetcase; donttreadonme; givemeliberty; graham; interventionist; iran; letfreedomring; lindseygraham; seek; takebackamerica; us; warmonger
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Is this a side show?

Think about it...

This subject keeps him and McCain in the news carrying Obama's water ( what does he have on these two ) to keep them from doing what should be their real job and main focus, i.e. stoping Obamacare. In the process they have show a fractured un-unified GOP which is what Obama needs. Facilitators of darn near evil? One has to ask that IMHO..

41 posted on 09/20/2013 3:07:17 AM PDT by taildragger (The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks....)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

This is what happens when you let lawyers think they’re soldiers.

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DING!! We have a winner!!!


42 posted on 09/20/2013 3:24:08 AM PDT by LibsRJerks
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To: cripplecreek

People in SC still swear Lindsey in a “conservative”. I believe the people there like all the publicity he brings them; just like the hapless Arizonans with McPain.


43 posted on 09/20/2013 4:23:50 AM PDT by Theodore R. (The grand pooh-bahs have spoken: "It's Jebbie's turn!")
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To: GeronL

When your enemy is digging a hole, give him a shovel.


44 posted on 09/20/2013 5:08:04 AM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws perpetuate what we have for a government now.)
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To: steelhead_trout

Hey lindsey - bomb Iran ... where? The weapons and research facilitiates are buried deep underground beneath tons of sand and rock. How would you ever know if it was successful? Its not as simple as just lobbing some bombs on these countries.


45 posted on 09/20/2013 5:28:14 AM PDT by plain talk
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Lindsey Graham is a nut case....


46 posted on 09/20/2013 6:08:26 AM PDT by Doofer
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To: steelhead_trout

Whats gives with these freaks? All of a sudden they want to start a war with every country in the middle east.


47 posted on 09/20/2013 6:22:29 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: steelhead_trout

His biggest new fans will be Bombs Away McCain and Chickenhawk Hannity.


48 posted on 09/20/2013 6:24:19 AM PDT by chessplayer
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To: SADMILLIE

I think Democrats and Independents will save him unfortunately.


49 posted on 09/20/2013 6:51:51 AM PDT by napscoordinator ( Santorum-Bachmann 2016 for the future of the Country!)
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To: steelhead_trout

What’s this guy been smoking? Granted, I hate the leadership in Iran as much as the next person, but come on, now he’s advocating an all out regional war in the Middle East.


50 posted on 09/20/2013 7:26:57 AM PDT by ducttape45
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To: steelhead_trout

51 posted on 09/20/2013 7:40:22 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: steelhead_trout
Lipstick Lindsay really has his panties in a bunch because we didn't bomb Syria, and now he wants to take things to the next level.

While there is very little to agree with Linda on, I would support striking Iran rather than fighting a proxy war in Syria where we have no strategic interest. Iran must not have the bomb and it make no sense to fight their surrogates.
52 posted on 09/20/2013 7:48:08 AM PDT by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: steelhead_trout

He got a big old donation from some hawks and needs to implement his “marching orders”.


53 posted on 09/20/2013 7:51:43 AM PDT by sarasota
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To: steelhead_trout

Note to Lindsley. You are an ( 0 ) - Another war, expending blood and treasure alone as world policeman. AYOOYFM? We’re broke.


54 posted on 09/20/2013 9:11:11 AM PDT by ex-snook (God is Love)
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To: Doofer

We need “boobs on the ground”- send Goober .


55 posted on 09/20/2013 10:24:30 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad & lived with his parents most his life.)
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To: sarasota
He got a big old donation from some hawks and needs to implement his “marching orders”.

That's exactly what's going on. We, the people, expressed ourselves, through Congress, and declared we didn't want a war with Syria. This angered Linda Graham and his defense industry backers, and he's decided we MUST go to war with somebody.
56 posted on 09/20/2013 10:45:21 AM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: plain talk

I digress but I wrote about this years ago. Those underground facilities are just post holes and root cellars if they don’t have large quantities of electricity. Since they love the twelfth century so much the fastest way for them to get there would be to take out their electric generation. No electric-—no nuclear program-—nothing. Then we could watch them scramble and see what is really important to them.


57 posted on 09/20/2013 10:45:28 AM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: Cheerio
While there is very little to agree with Linda on, I would support striking Iran rather than fighting a proxy war in Syria where we have no strategic interest. Iran must not have the bomb and it make no sense to fight their surrogates.

We would not be going to war with Iran to keep them from getting the bomb, we would be going to war because Linda Graham's backers in the defense industry weren't happy we didn't spend billions going to war with Syria.
58 posted on 09/20/2013 10:47:30 AM PDT by af_vet_rr
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To: steelhead_trout

he’s in trouble in the next primary he faces and he’s trying to score “bonus” points as if to say “my policy on Iran is bigger than yours” - for what, has Iran attacked the U.S.???


59 posted on 09/20/2013 11:01:50 AM PDT by Wuli
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To: Nita Nupress
What is motivating him and others like McCain? Is there money involved somehow?

I am beginning to wonder. McCain was willing to get us into it with Russia over Georgia (and Georgia was the bad guy)!

When you hear these guys and their dwindling neocon supporters saying we need to bomb Syria so we will be respected / feared, you're hearing insanity. Grownups can't possibly think that. Are these guys subject to serious security clearances?

60 posted on 09/20/2013 11:11:07 AM PDT by Forgotten Amendments (I remember when a President having an "enemies list" was a scandal. Now, they have a kill list.)
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