Senator Graham Calls for Military Strikes on Iran if Sanctions Fail
NIAC / Sarah Oliai
06-Apr-2011 (4 comments)

Washington, DC – “If sanctions fail, and the President believes they’re going to fail, then you have to put on the table military force,” said Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), outlining his plan for confronting Iran during a speech today at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

Graham advocated for first applying broader and more aggressive sanctions against Iran.  “I know they will hurt the people,” he said, “but they don’t mind because they want to be free at the end of the day.”  He said the Obama Administration must get more aggressive with Russia and China.  “I would tell the Chinese, ‘you import one third of the gasoline the Iranians use.  You need to stop.’”  

However, Graham said his optimism is at “less than 50 percent” that sanctions would change the Iranian regime’s behavior or lead to its ouster. 

“So, if a year from now, after some real strong effort to sanction Iran, it didn’t work out, I would send signals to the Iranian regime ‘cease and desist; go forward at your own risk.’  And the only way to stop them for certain is to neuter their capability to stay in power.” 

Graham urged for US action because, “the worst possible thing that could happen in the Mid-East is an Israeli strike against Iran because that changes the whole equation.  The Iranians would be able on the ‘Arab street’ to have traction they wouldn’t have otherwise.”  He did not ad... >>>

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Roozbeh_Gilani

" Go ahead make my day "

by Roozbeh_Gilani on

Not sure about that at all Soosan khanoom!

I am actually convinced that a military strike on Iran by USA is the biggest fear the islamsit regime has right now, given the current balance of power both inside Iran and outside.

Disclaimer: I'm not a jew, dont care much about RP,  and indeed against a military strike on Iran!

"Personal business must yield to collective interest."


Cost-of-Progress

Unfortunately, the majority of

by Cost-of-Progress on

Americans look up to their politicians (specially those who favor the right wing nut case mentality) when it comes to these matters. Add to that the fact that most Americans can't even spell foriegn policy let alone have an objective opinion about it, and you have idiots like this guy who advocate war on Iran.

It is true that the regime of the asswipe clergy is itching for a war. I hope they deny them one. 

Help the people get rid of the cancer of clergy godammit, war solves nothing (in this case).

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IRAN FIRST

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Soosan Khanoom

U.S war against Iran will

by Soosan Khanoom on

U.S war against Iran will only make hard liners in Iran happy cause people will get united against any invasion no matter what and will kick U.S butt ......... but then we all should kiss goodbye any hope of Democracy over there

Now ...... what is IRI reply to this retarded guy ?

" Go ahead make my day "  !!!!!!  


Kamran Ramyar

Graham the imbecile!

by Kamran Ramyar on

I strongly recommend that instead of wasting time going to Johns Hopkins to make an ass of himself in front of Advanced Intl. Studies panel, Lindsey Graham ought to just come and kiss my hairy ass!  Somweone tell this redneck to shut the fuck up!