Graham: Trump is 'going to stop the threat' from North Korea

[turbinetree]

Source: The Hill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday gave a vote of confidence to President Trump's handling of the growing nuclear threat from North Korea.

"President Trump has basically drawn a red line, saying that he’ll never allow North Korea to have an [intercontinental ballistic missile] that can hit America with a nuclear weapon on top," Graham said on "CBS This Morning."

"He’s not going to let that happen. He's not going to contain the threat, he's going to stop the threat.”
The Republican senator, a defense hawk who has at times been critical of Trump, said North Korea's escalating nuclear program could eventually lead to war.

"My belief is we are headed that way unless the world can stop North Korea," Graham said.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/345865-graham-trump-has-drawn-a-red-line-he-is-going-to-stop-the-threat

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[bdamomma]

1. killing people

is their highest priority,

[JaneQPublic]

2. Graham & McCain: There's no such thing as a bad war.

Or an unnecessary war.

Or a war that should not be fought.

No matter the outcome, war is what we should all strive for.

[pangaia]

3. And so many of us here were recently cheering Graham

as being one of the sane republicans.

Almost me included.

Never, EVER turn your back on a republican. ANY of them.

[Crowman2009]

5. There are no sane Rethuglicans!

I for one will be glad when that party collapses. Why anyone democrat would worry about those right-wing assholes breaking up is beyond me.

[Initech]

4. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha..

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha *holds breath* ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...

Got any other zingers, Graham?

[broadcaster90210]

7. +1 ha

nt

[DK504]

6. Lindsay says something sane then immediately jumps back on the

crazy train. WTH is wrong with this guy? Does he really think this fat bastard can do anything producrive?

[herding cats]

8. Graham is a war hawk.

Always has been and always will be. He may be correct on some things occasionally, but when it comes to military actions politicians know they can count on his vote.

[ProgressiveValue]

9. Which is code word for "nuke'em".

They really want to outdo Hiroshima on a much grander scale.

[Stargazer99]

10. It is a horrible thought but I think you are correct

[pangaia]

17. Today was Nagasaki.

[Dave Starsky]

11. Man, that guy has a love-hate relationship with Trump.

It's like he's Elizabeth Taylor, or something.

Maybe he and Trump could do a dinner theater production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

[BumRushDaShow]

12. Meanwhile his BFF McLame said the opposite

I heard an audio excerpt on the radio earlier this morning -

John McCain on President Trump's North Korea Threat: 'I Don't Know What He's Saying'

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"I take exception to the President's comments because you gotta be able to do what you say you're gonna do," the Arizona Senator told KTAR radio Tuesday, in an appearance with his daughter Meghan. " I don't think that's a way you attack an issue and a challenge like this."

McCain said he was unsure if that rhetoric constituted a threat of military action, but said that most previous presidents wouldn't make a threat unless they were ready to act.

"I don't know what he's saying and I've long ago given up trying to interpret what he says," the Senator told KTAR. " It's not terrible but it's kind of the classic Trump in that he overstates things." He noted, however, that Trump's remarks could be pivotal in escalating a confrontation with North Korea, which could ultimately endanger South Korea in what he said could be a catastrophic scenario.

"They have 1,000 rockets aimed at Seoul that could set that city on fire,” he said.

http://time.com/4892492/donald-trump-john-mccain-north-korea-nuclear-threat/

[Sunlei]

13. all UN countries have said the same thing to NK. NOTHING IS OFF THE TABLE. quit spamming idiot words

[sinkingfeeling]

14. Where do we, America, get off telling the rest of the world what to do?

[Kathy M]

15. "Where do we, America, get off telling the rest of the world what to do?" ..... In my view /

opinion has been a big problem for many years ............

[rockfordfile]

16. Graham has a Russian problem just like the other Republicans have

[Vinca]

18. It must have been a good day for GOP men given the boners they get over the thought of war.