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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.
So, to the President: We agree with you that Iraq matters. We agree with you that it is not in our national security interests to have ISIS occupy territory from Aleppo to Baghdad. But here is what is a mystery to me: How do we turn this…
Is it fair to say the Air Force in Iraq is grounded for all practical purposes? Mr. McCAIN. Not only grounded but a lot of the air assets, I am to understand, such as Apache helicopters, are in the hands of ISIS.
Well, if it is not a good thing for us, how do we change it? Give me a scenario where we put these folks on the run in Syria and in Iraq without American air power. Give me a scenario of political reconciliation in Baghdad where that has a…
My point is, does my colleague agree he is right? It is not acceptable for our national security interests for ISIS to have a safe haven in Syria and Iraq that could run from Aleppo to Baghdad; that that is not a good thing for us? Mr…
Did my colleague hear President Obama say it is unacceptable for Iraq or Islamists to have safe havens in Iraq and Syria? Did my colleague hear him say that? Mr. McCAIN. No, I did not, but I did hear him say on December 14, 2011: ``We are…
I am sorry I was late. Actually, I had an exchange with General Dempsey about this very topic. Does the Senator from Arizona see any scenario where ISIS is militarily stopped and that the Iraqis can retake ground lost to ISIS without U.S…
Will the Senator yield for a question? Mr. McCAIN. I wish to thank the Senator from South Carolina for showing up.
The two new candidates for President would sign a Bilateral Security Agreement, they would accept troops.
If Iraq falls and Iran dominates the south, and this group, ISIS, owns the Sunni territory all the way from Aleppo to Baghdad, Kurdistan breaks away, that would create economic chaos in the region, which would affect us here at home.
Do you worry about if--if Afghanistan falls apart like Iraq, that one of the collateral damages could be destabilizing even further a nuclear-armed Pakistan?
it is in our national security interest not to give these guys safe haven in Syria and Iraq, because the next 9/11 could very well come from that region.
I don't want to cede Iraq to Iran, but, at the same time, I don't want to blunder into a situation without thinking this thing through.
Senator McCain was on the floor, and I am sorry I missed him. I was in a briefing. To the American people, the situation in Iraq is dire. Syria has become a launching pad for attacks against the Iraqi people. The ISIS--we don't know who…
I ask unanimous consent to speak until 11:30. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
I ask unanimous consent to be recognized for 10 minutes to 15 minutes, as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. We have an order to go to executive session at 11:30.
Senator Scott and I would ask the membership to vote aye for Bruce Howe Hendricks. She is a former U.S. magistrate. She is a former U.S. attorney from the State of South Carolina. She has received numerous awards for a scholarship. She is…
I was offended by an attempt, by administration officials to try to make the case that releasing those five Taliban leaders might seem - be seen in some way as a gesture of good will or reconciliation in post-war Afghanistan.
Do you agree that homegrown terrorism is one of the things that keep you up at night?
And an American citizen could be a very valuable asset to al Qaeda. Is that correct?
And that the enemy is actively trying to penetrate our backyard, recruiting American citizens?
Am I into the Senator's time? If the Senator is next, may I have 1 minute? To be continued--I can't do this justice in 15 minutes, but this is what I am suggesting. If it is true that the Secretary of State could not go on television and…
I wish to discuss the state of play in Benghazi. Senator Boxer came on the floor this morning and talked about the investigations and all the things that have been done to find out about what happened in Benghazi. No. 1, to those serving…
We already have laws in this country banning elective abortions at the 24-week period. It is called the partial-birth abortion ban. It has been through the Supreme Court, it went through this body, it went through the House, and it got…
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