Israel must do whatever needs to be done to win its “existential” war with Hamas, just like the US was “justified” to drop nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has claimed.
The Israeli military is facing increasing international scrutiny as its military operation in Gaza enters its eighth month, claiming the lives of more than 34,000 Palestinians. However, Graham argued in an interview with NBC News on Sunday that Hamas is to blame for the bulk of civilian casualties, and urged Israel to continue fighting until a decisive victory is achieved, no matter the cost.
When we were faced with destruction as a nation after Pearl Harbor, fighting the Germans and the Japanese, we decided to end the war by bombing Hiroshima, Nagasaki, with nuclear weapons,” Graham stated.
“So, Israel, do whatever you have to do to survive as a Jewish state. Whatever you have to do,” he added.
Man he brings shame to our state of South Carolina. I am not sure who here votes for him. I don't know a single sole in Columbia that likes the man.
@PollingLeopardSocialist3wks3W
Find someone who loves you the way Lindsey Graham loves war
@CapitalistRob3wks3W
Over 2 million Palestinian civilians are trapped in Gaza, including 1 million children.
Graham cited the US atomic bombing of Japan, which the US government later admitted was not necessary to end WWII.
@DejectedPaellaGreen3wks3W
Lindsey Graham ABSOLUTELY speaks for the Republican Party with respect to Israel policy
There is a total of ONE elected Republican, Thomas Massie, who in any way meaningfully countervails the conventional "pro-Israel" policy position. And even he does so rather tepidly and cautiously
The three-time Republican presidential nominee you all worship, Trump, is currently denouncing Biden for not supporting Israel aggressively enough -- and his surrogates are pledging he will immediately re-institute a policy of even more extreme fealty to Israel
Stop deluding yourselves. "The Republican Party" is not your algorithmically-curated comment field on X
Unfortunately, given the power of the Israeli lobby in Washington, no major political candidate of EITHER political party will stand up and do what's right. US aid to Israel should be 100% suspended and the US should support imposition by the United Nations of a two-state solution. That solution shouldn't be imposed by force but by sanctions & a boycott of Israel by all nations that oppose genocide & war crimes until Israel accepts the UN mandate.
But, saying that, such a resolution of the Gaza crisis - while it would save thousands of innocent lives and would be just - is not, practically speaking, within reach.
When a progressive, Palestinian-American woman of color called for freedom and peace, Biden slandered her and threw her under the bus.
But when far-right extremist Republican Lindsey Graham says we should drop a nuclear bomb on Palestine, Biden says nothing.
@NomineeChamoisDemocrat3wks3W
That phrase has a very dark and sinister meaning & you know it. It's not throwing someone under the bus when they were already wobbling forward toward the tires.
Lindsey Graham gets his talking points from Adolph Hit... I mean Donald Trump. He deserves censor from both sides.
@ISIDEWITH3wks3W
How much weight should international scrutiny have on a country's decision to use severe military force in conflict situations?
@9MFQ34RIndependent3wks3W
None, all military force should be monitored only by military personnel and high government such as the president and his colleges
@ISIDEWITH3wks3W
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