So why didn't Bush 43 get a SOFA in place before he left? Why didn't Bush speak out forcefully when Obama pulled out? Where were all the Reps screaming for us to leave a residual force in Iraq? Answer: The American people wanted us out and the politicians were not going to oppose it.
Graham and the neocons supported the take down of Gaddafi. Graham supported arming the Syrian rebels despite not knowing who they really were. He supported no-fly zones in Syria risking a confrontation with the Russians.
I supported going into Iraq. Much of the problem was due to the way the first Gulf War ended under Bush 41. Scowcroft and Powell failed to destroy Iraq's armed forces in Kuwait when they had the chance. We could have taken Saddam out then when he set fire to the oil wells in Kuwait.
The stated reason we didn't take down Saddam was that it was not part of mission of the massive international coalition we had put in place to oust the Iraqis from Kuwait. However, the Saudis wanted us to take out Saddam as part of our agreement with them to use their territory to launch our attacks. We stopped when we had victory within our grasp. The truce/ceasefire agreement we had with Iraq set the stage for the second Gulf War.
Graham is an unapologetic globalist.
It goes beyond "globalism." The political class is bought and paid for by their corporate paymasters and special interests. American interests and workers are secondary if they are considered at all. In the meantime our military is being devastated and worn out. The number of tours that the military must spend in the war zones is unsustainable. It is enervating and discouraging. And then the politicians squander all the sacrifices that have been made in blood and treasure. This is how great powers decline and fall.
Amen, brother! Every. Single. Word.