Lindsey Graham actually said...

"What I want the committee to look at is in terms of our budget deficit, how much if we went to the high risk, could we remotely balance the budget?"

"From our enemies' point of view, do you see it likely that China will have a confrontation with Japan over the islands that are in question?"

"Do we have any real leverage to stop their nuclear program from developing at the pace they would desire?"

"I think the whole world watches what we do militarily, and for a long time, we have been the single guarantor of security around the world."