Posted on 03/30/2026 2:57:09 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., swiftly pulled the plug on a meeting with Lebanese Chief of Defense Gen. Rodolphe Haykal after the Lebanese official refused to confirm that the Iranian regime-backed Hezbollah movement is a terrorist organization.
Graham posted to X a blunt message about his frustration with the state of Lebanon in particular and Mideast power politics in general.
"I just had a very brief meeting with the Lebanese Chief of Defense General Rodolphe Haykal. I asked him point blank if he believes Hezbollah is a terrorist organization. He said, ‘No, not in the context of Lebanon." With that, I ended the meeting. They are clearly a terrorist organization. Hezbollah has American blood on its hands. Just ask the U.S. Marines,"
He continued, "They have been designated as a foreign terrorist organization by both Republican and Democrat administrations since 1997 – for good reason. As long as this attitude exists from the Lebanese Armed Forces, I don’t think we have a reliable partner in them. I am tired of the double speak in the Middle East. Too much is at stake."
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sometimes Lindsay is correct about things.
Walking out on this terrorist-front-guy was a correct thing to do.
At the very least, a “Lebanese general” fronting for the terrorists is.... well.... useless. Not worth anybody’s time
Good.
Good but it changes nothing. Linda is still a backstabbing rino.
“Good but it changes nothing. Linda is still a backstabbing rino.”
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Hear, hear!
Making news out of nothing. Lindsey Graham had breakfast.
So what? Is he not supposed to eat. Is it forbidden to him to eat in public?
What a crazy, insane nothingburger!
Oops! Posted to wrong thread!
...and yet the people Graham empowered in Syria, Egypt Ukraine, and Libya are NOT terrorists?
Oh please!
Well done Lindsey.
Showing some character is important.
The General is likely paid by Iran, as are many politicians in Lebanon. And that includes some that are not in the Hezbollah political party.
PM Erdogan commented on the term “moderate Islam”, often used in the West to describe Justice and Development Party (AKP) and said, ‘These descriptions are very ugly, it is offensive and an insult to our religion. There is no moderate or immoderate Islam. Islam is Islam and that’s it.”Source: Milliyet, Turkey, August 21, 2007
Islam is a terrorist organization. It's Koran teaches Muslims that it's Allah's will that Muslims kill and subjugate those who will not submit/convert to Islam. This hasn't changed in 1400 years. Muslims are not interested in peaceful co-existence - they want you converted, dead or subjugated. They are the Nazis of our time. I don't see Western leaders and nations treating Islam for what it is. Unless western nations wake up & understand that Islam is intent on taking them over, we may see Europe fall to Islam in our lifetime - and the U.S. not far behind. It may take Jesus' return to destroy Islam.
I thought Lindsay was last seen roaming around Disney World?
Things I don’t care about:
Linda Gram’s opinion on anything.
LINDA DIDN’T GROW A PAIR-—WHOSE PAIR DID HE BUY???
He rents.
Even the present somewhat diminished Hezbollah is stronger than the Lebanese military...
Perhaps Graham could have asked the General how many Lebanese the Hezzies have killed in the last 4 years.
Lebanese official: “That Graham is an out of control pit bull. I’m still shaking from dealing with him.”
Maybe it was because he is reuniting with Stevie Nicks, that news came out today, too.
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