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Lindsey Graham says Trump's Syria statements emboldened ISIS
CNN ^ | Jan. 16, 2019 | Zachary Cohen,

Posted on 01/16/2019 3:25:18 PM PST by Innovative

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday that he is concerned President Donald Trump's statements about Syria have emboldened ISIS and called on the President to rethink his decision to withdraw US troops from the country after the terror group claimed responsibility for a deadly explosion that killed US service members in the city of Manbij.

Graham, who was a harsh critic of Trump's plans to bring home US troops from Syria when the decision was announced last month, interrupted the confirmation hearing for Attorney General nominee William Barr to weigh in on the attack.

"My concern, by the statements made by President Trump, is that you set in motion enthusiasm by the enemy we're fighting. You make people we're trying to help wonder about us. And as they get bolder, the people we're trying to help are going to get more uncertain. I saw this in Iraq. And I'm now seeing it in Syria," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Syria; US: South Carolina; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: clintonnonnews; cnn; graham; isis; lindseygraham; southcarolina; syria; terrorism; waronterror; williambarr; zacharycohen
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To: Responsibility2nd
He wanders on. He wanders off.

Just when you thought he grew a pair.....


21 posted on 01/16/2019 3:48:22 PM PST by lizma2
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To: Innovative

Never, ever trust this scumbag.


22 posted on 01/16/2019 3:50:11 PM PST by LongWayHome
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To: Innovative

How convenient!

President Trumps decides it is in America’s best interest to leave Syria - and, just like clockwork, “ISIS” launches an attack on American positions ... The exact opposite action of what would be logical for them to do: wait out the American withdrawal.

This attack was a “red flag ops” ...

The Deep State and CIA will stop at nothing to keep the United States in perpetual war. Senator Graham and his fellow subversives at the CIA, FBI, NSA, etc. do not give a rat’s ass how many Americans die as a result ... Just as long as they can keep the Military-Industrial complex business booming, American deaths are “collateral damage.”


23 posted on 01/16/2019 3:50:19 PM PST by JME_FAN (If you lived here, you'd be home by now.)
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To: Jane Long

Like you and your traitor buddy McQueeg did.
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Don’t forget Micro Rubio.


24 posted on 01/16/2019 3:54:49 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Innovative

Someone needs to tell Lindsey that ISIS is finished.


25 posted on 01/16/2019 3:56:40 PM PST by fortheDeclaration
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To: Innovative

We have 100 Senators. Why on earth do we seem to hear from only ONE of them on EVERY subject—Lindsey Graham? Trump can’t blink, smile, or decide what to eat for dinner without Graham pronouncing his opinion about it. Is he qualified to make such a statement about Trump’s intention to withdraw from Syria having emboldened ISIS? I understand that his military service which took him to the Mideast consisted mostly of judicial and teaching work, not combat.


26 posted on 01/16/2019 3:57:06 PM PST by EinNYC
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To: Jane Long

Look, isis is mad we’re leaving! isis is mad if we stay! Eff those mooselimbs and get the eFF out of there.


27 posted on 01/16/2019 3:57:42 PM PST by US_MilitaryRules (I'm not tired of Winning yet! Please, continue on!)
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To: Innovative

someone please remind Lindsey dear that the US isn’t the only western nation that is engaged in Syria and his comments seem to indicate no faith in our western allies to fight


28 posted on 01/16/2019 4:07:39 PM PST by blueplum ( "...this moment is your moment: it belongs to you... " President Donald J. Trump, Jan 20, 2017)
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To: cctrout

WELCOME TO FREE REPUBLIC


29 posted on 01/16/2019 4:12:17 PM PST by easternsky
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To: Innovative

Nope and he was never a Conservative.
He is spying for the DNC just like his buddy McCain.
At one time, McCain seemed like a normal person.


30 posted on 01/16/2019 4:12:41 PM PST by Zathras
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To: Innovative; alarm rider; Alex1977; at bay; Babsig; BILL_C; bnelson44; Califreak; ColdOne; ...
You're slipping Linda. Careful. President Trump will likely contact you if he feels your opinion may have value. Until then, he's still, THANKFULLY, the President of the USA. Shut up.

Lindsey
Graham
ping!

Want on or off Linda's fav ping list? Just FReepmail me.


31 posted on 01/16/2019 4:12:41 PM PST by upchuck (Bruce Jenner is still a man. Homosexuality is still sin. The culture may change. The Bible does not.)
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To: Innovative

And here we thought Lindsey came to his senses... Apparently not.

No. He needs SOMETHING to make him feel like a man - I guess sending young boys overseas to be killed does the trick for him.


32 posted on 01/16/2019 4:13:48 PM PST by Pravious
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To: Pravious

Bring them Home all of them, let them have those Hell Holes if Linda wants someone there have no objections to him going.


33 posted on 01/16/2019 4:16:22 PM PST by easternsky
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To: Innovative

Some TV commentator claims Trump is blackmailing Lindsey, and like every other good little squeamish, fragile Republican, Lindsey has to come out with some bit of trashing against Trump to show it just isn’t so - they’ll never grow up - how pathetic.....


34 posted on 01/16/2019 4:18:23 PM PST by Intolerant in NJ
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To: knarf

If Linda were involved in delivering the a “Trojan Horse”, the “Trojan Horse” would certainly resemble a donkey, and Linda would have been chosen by his socialist Uniparty party to play the part of ripe donkey pie at its back side, for “special” effects.


35 posted on 01/16/2019 4:23:07 PM PST by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!))
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To: Innovative

Linda suffers from foot or something else in mouth disease.


36 posted on 01/16/2019 4:25:56 PM PST by HighSierra5
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To: maddog55

“Mattis was an outstanding Sec Def. He’s a huge loss”

Based on what? Dramatic sayings? He resisted Trump on Trannies. He let women in combat units remain. He let drag queens perform on Navy ships that are ramming into things. He has consistently opposed Trump’s plans to extricate us from the Syrian debacle. The childless never married dude has no problem with homos and stalled Trump’s order ref surveying out all trannies!

He prosecuted Marines who fought exactly the way he talked with that “pleading with tears in my eyes” speech. He exerted command influence to bias the trials against them.

He was silent when Admirals and Generals spoke against him. He let a lesbo run the US Air Force academy.

And then, when Trump stopped listening to his excuses and ordered the withdrawl from Syria, did he stay there and do his best to execute the policy for the benefit of his men? No, lapdog wrote a pissy letter about how America is no better than our alliances and ran away.
Too bad men deployed can’t just pack up and leave when they disagree with a policy.

He fell victim to the childish notion that he would SET national policy rather than execute it well.

BTW, he is smiling a little too much in that photo with Hillary if you ask me.

Glad he’s gone. MAGA.


37 posted on 01/16/2019 4:33:18 PM PST by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Innovative

I wish he would pick a side and stick to it.


38 posted on 01/16/2019 4:33:48 PM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: easternsky

Exactly.. send that tough talkin badass Lindsey to the middle east with all his deep state buddies.

Bring all our troops home.. cause the last great war will be fought right here on American soil.


39 posted on 01/16/2019 4:40:22 PM PST by Rebel Egg
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To: Innovative

Because ISIS had no motivation to attack American forces until we decided to leave. Right.


40 posted on 01/16/2019 4:45:14 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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