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Graham advises Trump to ‘take out’ Iranian navy, oil refineries; hints war is imminent
The National Sentinel ^ | 6/20/19 | Jon Dougherty

Posted on 06/20/2019 6:47:23 AM PDT by SleeperCatcher

GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham had some tough advice for President Donald Trump on Wednesday should the Iranians make good on new threats to begin large-scale uranium enrichment and attack more tankers in the Persian Gulf — strike back against Tehran’s economic and military assets.

“My ‘red line’ is if there’s any more disruption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz that’s linked to Iran,” the South Carolina Republican said. “Take out their navy, bomb their refineries if there’s any more attacks on American interests.

“Go after Iran so that they’ll…feel pain,” he continued. “I’m not talking about invading Iran, I’m not talking about a land invasion. If they go back into the enrichment business at a level that would lead to a nuclear weapon, we need to sit down with Israel and other allies and come up with a way to stop it.”

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


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; lindseygraham; nuclearweapons; tankerattack; trumpmiddleeast
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Full headline: Graham advises Trump to ‘take out’ Iranian navy and oil refineries: ‘We’re headed to a conflict in next 10 days’
1 posted on 06/20/2019 6:47:23 AM PDT by SleeperCatcher
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To: SleeperCatcher

Or don’t, and let Israel handle it.


2 posted on 06/20/2019 6:49:05 AM PDT by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Drop bacon on them.


3 posted on 06/20/2019 6:49:11 AM PDT by Renkluaf
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To: SleeperCatcher

Just in time for summer, higher gas prices.


4 posted on 06/20/2019 6:49:27 AM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: SleeperCatcher

Is it his French madters or sunni mastets pulling his strings.
As if i were not against this already.. grhamnesty cements my.. not just no, but no to the ....


5 posted on 06/20/2019 6:49:34 AM PDT by momincombatboots (Do you know anyone who isnÂ’t a socialist after 65? Freedom exchanged for cash and control.)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Dude. Graham. Come on. War is dumb and to do it off these few things, stupid!!! Secondly if we are going to war don’t tell the other side, that’s stupid too. Just dumb all around. Plus we cant trust the UK and CIA info, both have shown proof over and over they are compromised.


6 posted on 06/20/2019 6:50:27 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: SleeperCatcher

I hope they think long and hard.

I think they are just rattling. Iran is behaving like a two year old. They are best ignored as long as no one is dying.

They will make a bigger mistake and that will cause the rest of the world to be OK with slapping them.

Until that point, if we escalate, we will be seen as the bad guy.


7 posted on 06/20/2019 6:50:40 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (If we get Medicare for all, will we have to show IDs for service?)
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To: Vermont Lt

I agree.


8 posted on 06/20/2019 6:53:00 AM PDT by Jane Austen (Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Over there, we are always the bad guy. What ever happened to the anti-mullah revolution Iran was supposed to have?


9 posted on 06/20/2019 6:53:01 AM PDT by dynachrome (Build the wall, deport them all.)
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To: dynachrome

It’s going on. They may need a war to distract it. An Iranian Wag The Dog.


10 posted on 06/20/2019 6:55:00 AM PDT by Democrats hate too much
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To: Democrats hate too much

Yes.


11 posted on 06/20/2019 6:57:08 AM PDT by billyboy15
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To: SleeperCatcher

Tough Linda, always tries to tell Trump how to be a commander in chief.


12 posted on 06/20/2019 6:58:52 AM PDT by granada
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To: SleeperCatcher

President Trump should declare that only Congress can declare war, and then sit back.


13 posted on 06/20/2019 6:58:56 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (“Individual liberty and freedom are not outmoded concepts.”)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Yeah.
Great idea.
Drive up oil prices (OPEC will love it, everybody else will hate it).
Create another failed state for terrorists to recruit from and hide in.
Spend another trillion dollars that doesn’t benefit the USA in any way.
Get another few hundred (or thousands in the case of a ground war) Americans killed.


14 posted on 06/20/2019 6:59:50 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: SleeperCatcher

We’ve spent enough blood and treasure in Iraq and Afghanistan for the past 20 years.

We do not need to start another war with Iran.


15 posted on 06/20/2019 7:00:25 AM PDT by Yo-Yo ( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: Vermont Lt

Ditto.


16 posted on 06/20/2019 7:00:38 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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To: SleeperCatcher

Turn Iran’s sand-box into a glass bowl.


17 posted on 06/20/2019 7:01:09 AM PDT by Beagle8U (It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you place the blame.)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Priority targets should be Iran’s anti-ship batteries and navy assets.


18 posted on 06/20/2019 7:02:00 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no great virtue in bargaining with the Devil)
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To: SleeperCatcher

Agree with Linda. A limited/targeted military strike on Iran, though not a ground invasion, would be the right response. Israel and the Saudis could assist.


19 posted on 06/20/2019 7:03:09 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: SleeperCatcher

Iran will scream that Trump and America are bullies and go crying to the UN.


20 posted on 06/20/2019 7:03:14 AM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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