U.S. must consider military force against Iran, Sen. Graham says

McClatchy ^ | 2010-09-20 | James Rosen

[rabscuttle385]

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said Monday that the United States must be prepared to use military force to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon - and added that the last-resort step should be taken with the goal of overthrowing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Graham, a military lawyer and a senior Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, became the first senator to support direct U.S. military intervention in Iran, saying it should not involve ground troops but be launched by U.S. warplanes and ships.

"If you use military force against Iran, you've opened up Pandora's box," Graham told the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. "If you allow Iran to get a nuclear weapon, you've emptied Pandora's box. I'd rather open up Pandora's box than empty it."

[FlingWingFlyer]

You go on ahead Lindsey. We’ll be right behind ya!

[Walts Ice Pick]

I think it’s Israel’s turn this time.

[Russ]

You’re a little late, Grahamnesty, they already have it.

[freebilly]

Lindsay, you’re about 6 months too late....

[roses of sharon]

Shut up Lindsay.

He was the one that started that story on Rs wanting to change the 14th amendment a few weeks ago...out of the blue!

What is he up to now?

[Frantzie]

Oh forget it g*yboy. You, McCain and the islamic have caused so much damage. Go away.

[takenoprisoner]

Forget this Graham cracker.

[ar15cz75]

October surprise. How’s the stockpile of cruise missiles looking?

[Frantzie]

“I think it’s Israel’s turn this time.”

Yup. The majority of American Jews sided with the muslim and Islam in Nov 2008 so they can go fight.

Ditto those idiot pro-abortion Notre Dame union Catholics.

[PhilDragoo]

Lindsey Graham seems awfully out of character here.

He is normally so collegial, so willing to compromise any core value for the sake of senatorial courtesy or to suppress those photos.

But seriously folks, the red line was said to have been the 21st of the last month, those pesky fuel rods from Vlad the Impaler.

Besides, Barry and Rat Boy have a thing goin' on don'tcha know.

What convinces the senator from Squish that the present-dent who was coldly implacable to the cold-blooded murder of the Iranian woman would even raise his voice to Fuzzy the Maniac.

After all, a nuclear attack on Israel will coax the hidden imam from the well at Qum, and Barry and Michelle can have him over for a Wednesday night par-tay.

[FlyingEagle]

Mullah Obama will not be pushing the button.

Graham is full of himself.

[Always A Marine]

Linthey’s havin’ a hithy fit.

[OldMissileer]

I think a couple of "Silver Bullets" would be appropriate

[beckysueb]

Well, Obamas not going to stand for that. Neither will his loony base.

[DTogo]

How about Pandora’s broken fence on our Southern Border, Lindsey??

[utherdoul]

If those Rsusian air defences are up it’ll be a mess. We should just do it now every day we wait means more dead american servicemen.

[parisa]

I swear this lindsey guy is doing everything he can to sabotage the Republican chances in November.

[secondamendmentkid]

Achmajackoffidad is not the true leader of Iran. Any dumbass knows that. I think being a military lawyer has gone to linseed oils head; now he thinks he’s a military strategist. DeMint did a good job of dressing down MurCOWski and those attacking O’Donnell. Now he needs to help straighten up his own state by telling Linseed to get with the conservative program quickly or he will be dispatched.

[Nateman]

Fat chance of Obama doing the right thing. Check out this great video of the Iranian bomb.