Post by jeffolie on Sept 8, 2013 6:12:35 GMT -6
Graham: attack Syria or else nuke attack on New York
The war never ends in the ME. At best during times when whole armies are not fighting, then a low level, grass root war continues ... as the 'war between wars'.
Sen. Graham made a 'floodgates' [do xxx or else the flood will devastate you] type of argument:
" ... Iran would acquire a nuclear weapon ... come in the belly of a ship in the Charleston or New York harbor ..."
my jeffolie view: The war never ends in the ME. At best during times when whole armies are not fighting, then a low level, grass root war continues ... as the 'war between wars' ...
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Graham's Hawkish Posture Confronts War-Weary Voters in South Carolina
Senator weighs pushing for unpopular missile strike as his re-election opponents wait in the wings
By David Catanese
September 5, 2013
" ....Facing that strain of skepticism, Graham wound up his case on Syria intervention by raising the stakes considerably. He painted a frightening picture of cascading world events that would reverberate far beyond the borders of a civil war in one Middle Eastern country.
If the United States doesn't deal with Syria, Graham promised Iran would acquire a nuclear weapon by 2014, the King of Jordan would be deposed and Israel would start preparing to protect itself.
"I believe that if we get Syria wrong, within six months -- and you can quote me on this," Graham said, pausing for dramatic effect. "There will be a war between Iran and Israel over their nuclear program."
But it wouldn't even end there, Graham surmised. Undoubtedly, he said ominously, the Iranians would share its nuclear technology with U.S. enemies.
"My fear is that it won't come to America on top of a missile, it'll come in the belly of a ship in the Charleston or New York harbor," he said.
For Graston, who won't be supporting Graham in the primary, that was a bridge too far.
"It's absolute fear mongering," he said in an interview afterward.
A professed former avid viewer of Fox News and loyal listener of Rush Limbaugh, Graston said the enduring conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan awoke him to the grim reality of the Middle East and perpetual war.
He believes the hawks of the Republican Party shredded their credibility with what they promised to deliver in the country's last two foreign entanglements -- and sees Graham as ignoring the lessons simply for the sake of professing strength.
more ...
www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/09/05/grahams-hawkish-posture-confronts-war-weary-voters-in-south-carolina
The war never ends in the ME. At best during times when whole armies are not fighting, then a low level, grass root war continues ... as the 'war between wars'.
Sen. Graham made a 'floodgates' [do xxx or else the flood will devastate you] type of argument:
" ... Iran would acquire a nuclear weapon ... come in the belly of a ship in the Charleston or New York harbor ..."
my jeffolie view: The war never ends in the ME. At best during times when whole armies are not fighting, then a low level, grass root war continues ... as the 'war between wars' ...
===============================================
Graham's Hawkish Posture Confronts War-Weary Voters in South Carolina
Senator weighs pushing for unpopular missile strike as his re-election opponents wait in the wings
By David Catanese
September 5, 2013
" ....Facing that strain of skepticism, Graham wound up his case on Syria intervention by raising the stakes considerably. He painted a frightening picture of cascading world events that would reverberate far beyond the borders of a civil war in one Middle Eastern country.
If the United States doesn't deal with Syria, Graham promised Iran would acquire a nuclear weapon by 2014, the King of Jordan would be deposed and Israel would start preparing to protect itself.
"I believe that if we get Syria wrong, within six months -- and you can quote me on this," Graham said, pausing for dramatic effect. "There will be a war between Iran and Israel over their nuclear program."
But it wouldn't even end there, Graham surmised. Undoubtedly, he said ominously, the Iranians would share its nuclear technology with U.S. enemies.
"My fear is that it won't come to America on top of a missile, it'll come in the belly of a ship in the Charleston or New York harbor," he said.
For Graston, who won't be supporting Graham in the primary, that was a bridge too far.
"It's absolute fear mongering," he said in an interview afterward.
A professed former avid viewer of Fox News and loyal listener of Rush Limbaugh, Graston said the enduring conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan awoke him to the grim reality of the Middle East and perpetual war.
He believes the hawks of the Republican Party shredded their credibility with what they promised to deliver in the country's last two foreign entanglements -- and sees Graham as ignoring the lessons simply for the sake of professing strength.
more ...
www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/09/05/grahams-hawkish-posture-confronts-war-weary-voters-in-south-carolina