Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) made controversial remarks comparing Israel’s conflict with Hamas to the United States’ atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War II.
According to the senator, one of the solutions for Israel to end its ongoing conflict with Iran and Palestine would be a nuclear bomb.
Graham said:
“Why did we drop two bombs, nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to end a war that we couldn’t afford to lose”
“You don’t understand, apparently, what Israel is facing.”
“They’re facing three groups: Iran, who has received $80 billion in aid. They’re taking that money to kill all the Jews.”
Graham’s argument is Israel faces existential threats, which justify extreme measures:
“Give Israel the bombs they need to end the war they can’t afford to lose and work with them to minimize casualties,” he said.
However, Kristen Welker pressed Graham on the relevance of such extreme measures in today’s technological era, noting that modern precision weaponry should negate the need for such drastic actions.
Welker also highlighted that former presidents like onald Reagan, used military aid as leverage to influence Israeli policies, inctead of outright warfare.
Senator Graham responded:
“When you’re telling the world you’re going to restrict weapons delivery to the Jewish state who is fighting a three-front war for their survival, it emboldens Iran, it emboldens Hamas.”
“Historians would say, why is it okay for Reagan to do it and not President Biden?” said Welker.
Graham responded:
“Why is it okay for America to drop two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end their existential threat war?”
“Why was it okay for us to do that? I thought it was okay. To Israel, do whatever you have to do to survive, again, military officials say the technology has changed.”
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Last year, Graham said it was time to “Hit Iran… Blow it off the map.”
“I’ve been saying for six months now, hit Iran. They have oil fields out in the open. They have the Revolutionary Guard headquarters you can see from space. Blow it off the map.”
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WATCH – Lindsey Graham: 'Hit Iran.. Blow it off the map.'
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Graham also wanted assassinate Putin, and put US tanks on the ground in Ukraine.
“I appreciate France agreeing to provide light armored combat vehicles to Ukraine – but this is not enough. The goal for 2023 is to give the Ukrainians the weapons they need to militarily defeat the Russian invaders. This requires heavy modern tanks.”
“I am urging the Biden Administration to meet President Zelensky’s request for modern western tanks. The goal is quite simple: Defeat the Russians in Ukraine sooner rather than later. Tanks would change the tide of battle,” he added.
I am urging the Biden Administration to meet President Zelensky’s request for modern western tanks. The goal is quite simple: Defeat the Russians in Ukraine sooner rather than later.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 5, 2023
Tanks would change the tide of battle.
