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U.S. Republican Graham says Hillary could have reached better deal on Iran
Yahoo! News / Reuters ^ | April 5, 2015

Posted on 04/05/2015 11:21:34 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Senator Lindsey Graham, a possible 2016 Republican presidential contender, said the United States should put off a final nuclear agreement with Iran until after the U.S. election and said Democrat Hillary Clinton could get a better deal.

The South Carolina Republican sharply criticized President Barack Obama's negotiating skills in talks to contain Iran's nuclear program. The only candidate he mentioned by name as being able to do better was the Democrats' presidential favorite.

"Keep the interim deal in place. Allow a new president in 2017, Democrat or Republican, to take a crack," Graham told CBS' "Face the Nation" program. "The best deal comes with a new president. Hillary Clinton would do better. I think everybody on our side except maybe Rand Paul could do better."

Many Republicans have criticized the Obama administration’s negotiations with Iran as not tough enough and greeted the framework agreement reached last week in Lausanne, Switzerland, with skepticism.

Clinton, Graham's former colleague in the U.S. Senate and Obama's first secretary of state, called the framework agreement an important step toward preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon....

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: graham; hillary; iran; lindseedgrahamnesty
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

The exhumed corpse of Neville Chamberlain could have negotiated a better deal.

I’m not certain Hillary could have, but I have no doubt the Clinton foundation would have ended up a few million dollars richer in the process.


21 posted on 04/05/2015 12:42:16 PM PDT by Junk Silver
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To: dainbramaged

In Grahamnesty’s case, probably both.


22 posted on 04/05/2015 12:43:33 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Lindsey is trolling for SecDef in the Hillary administration, IMHO.


23 posted on 04/05/2015 12:47:38 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!")
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To: Forward the Light Brigade

PRESIDENT PEE WEE HERMAN could have gotten as “good” a deal!

Obies DOG as well!


24 posted on 04/05/2015 12:49:59 PM PDT by MeshugeMikey ("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
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To: dainbramaged

I would say that Lindsay is the latter.


25 posted on 04/05/2015 12:52:17 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Let's put the ship of state on Cruz Control with Ted Cruz.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

How do you say “reset button” in Farsi?


26 posted on 04/05/2015 1:01:53 PM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Zeppo

Has Graham endorsed Hillary yet?


27 posted on 04/05/2015 1:11:43 PM PDT by GeronL (CLEARLY CRUZ 2016)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I see a mistake in this article right at the beginning. It says Lindsey Graham is a possible 2016 Republican presidential contender. I’d say no way in Hades is he a contender. Calling him a Republican is questionable enough!


28 posted on 04/05/2015 1:22:58 PM PDT by Catholic Iowan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Go away, Lindsey. Disappear up John McCain’s posterior already.

If I want to know what some effeminate incompetent d-bag who screws over his constituency thinks, I’ll ask Obama.


29 posted on 04/05/2015 1:25:46 PM PDT by angryoldfatman
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To: Catholic Iowan
Calling him a Republican is questionable enough!

Calling him a "him" is questionable enough.

30 posted on 04/05/2015 1:26:01 PM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate "Republicans Freed the Slaves Month")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Lindsey's poll numbers are running too high at:


31 posted on 04/05/2015 1:26:15 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: austinaero

Not talking at all to Iran would have been a better deal. Obama has shown us how to turn a difficult circumstance into a complete disaster. Nuclear war will be his legacy, but so long as the Democrats and the liberal media think they can pin the blame on GWB or the Republicans, they’re good with it. Total suspension of reality.


32 posted on 04/05/2015 2:41:28 PM PDT by Spok ("What're you going to believe-me or your own eyes?" -Marx (Groucho))
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Just a question ... Why the heck are we begging Iran for a “deal”...when we are theoretically the world power?

Another poster said it best (sorry, I don’t remember what poster, but if you read this, ping me and I’ll credit you). He or she said, “Obama is in the cockpit and the door is locked.”


33 posted on 04/05/2015 5:28:54 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius

I saw a cartoon to that effect recently.


34 posted on 04/05/2015 5:30:50 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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To: Chickensoup

Being among the screaming passengers in the back of the plane is no fun.


35 posted on 04/05/2015 5:32:53 PM PDT by livius
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To: livius

Our whole country is being held hostage on the back of that plane.


36 posted on 04/05/2015 5:36:02 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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To: livius

“Why the heck are we begging Iran for a “deal”...when we are theoretically the world power?”

Because Iran already has a few nuclear devices and this admin is setting up the next admin (likely to be R) to take the blame, so Dem legacy will not be sullied.


37 posted on 04/06/2015 7:07:41 AM PDT by DBrow
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