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US Senator calls on Trump to bomb Iran to ‘break the regime’s back’
2019-09-16
[ALMASDARNEWS] U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham
...soft-spoken senator from South Carolina, former best buddy of John Maverick McCain. Since McCain's demise, Graham has become more outspoken, more Republican and more of a supporter of President Trump. The speech he gave in support of Brett Kavanaugh was downright manly and really cheesed off the Dems...
of South Carolina has called on the U.S. administration to send a message to Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan, the abbreviation IRGC is a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA), the term Supreme Guide is a cognate form of either Shah or Führer or maybe both, and they hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
by bombing the Islamic Theocratic Republic’s oil refineries.

"Iranian supported Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels who attacked Saudi oil refineries is yet another example of how Iran is wreaking havoc in the Middle East. The Iranian regime is not interested in peace ‐ they’re pursuing nuclear weapons and regional dominance," Graham tweeted on Saturday.

"It is now time for the U.S. to put on the table an attack on Iranian oil refineries if they continue their provocations or increase nuclear enrichment," he continued.

According to Graham, these strikes will deter Iran from continuing their activities in the Middle East region.

"Iran will not stop their misbehavior until the consequences become more real, like attacking their refineries, which will break the regime’s back," Graham added.

Graham, along with a few other U.S. senators and representatives, have been strong advocates for military action against the Islamic Theocratic Republic and increased pressure through different economic means.

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Posted by:Fred

#23  Punish. Keep pressuring, but avoid war.

Make the mullahs pay a price - and make it as PERSONAL as possible.

Almost certainly, their biggest pain point now is their private economic situation: keep squeezing them personally. Exhaust their ill-gotten fortunes
Posted by: Lex   2019-09-16 21:43  

#22  I think Trump doesn't want to go around to our allies hat in hand and ask them to support a war that is their business and not ours, the way we did for the last few wars in the region. You want war Saudi Arabia you build the coalition, you make the pitch to the UN, then come to the US.
Posted by: ruprecht   2019-09-16 16:19  

#21  I believe Trump is asking the Saudi's to take the lead.

Can't start negotiating a deal before the other side expresses an interest in what you got.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-09-16 15:06  

#20  I prefer a seige. Blockade all ports for now. Shoot down all drones, hellis, flying prayer rugs, etc..
Posted by: Varmint Splat1454   2019-09-16 15:06  

#19  Ruprecht, unfortunately I can't disagree with you. It is just frustrating to watch. I can at least understand why foreign countries want us to do their work for them, but I cannot understand why some American politicians are so eager to oblige.
Posted by: Vernal Hatrick   2019-09-16 14:58  

#18  Vernal Hatrick, while I agree with the sentiment close to 100% the US has had a policy of fighting the wars on our allies behalf for a long time and our allies have built up their militaries taking that policy into account (and abusing the policy to not build their militaries) and the US has looked the other way until recently.

I believe Trump is asking the Saudi's to take the lead. Saudi Silence so far is telling.
Posted by: ruprecht   2019-09-16 14:36  

#17  Saudi Arabia (or any other Arab principality except, maybe, Egypt) is not a country - it's coalition of tribes with a flag.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2019-09-16 13:59  

#16  This would be stupid. The Saudis and their neighbors should be the ones considering war, not the US! Whatever happened to countries fighting their own wars rather than running crying to the US?
Posted by: Vernal Hatrick   2019-09-16 13:51  

#15  Trump just has to drop polaroids to keep Lindsey in the fold...
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2019-09-16 11:40  

#14  
A reminder that this is not an OpSec secure site, Dron66046. Are you comfortable with the ISI, etc. knowing actual numbers? If yes, go ahead and repost.

Fondly,
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Posted by: Dron66046   2019-09-16 11:21  

#13  How many OAV's have the Indians bought from Israel.
Posted by: Clyde Dribble8052   2019-09-16 10:59  

#12  Wonder how many nukes the Soddies have purchased from the Paks.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2019-09-16 10:35  

#11  Luckily Trump doesn't have to drop bombs to keep Lindsey in the fold.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-09-16 10:04  

#10  Reading the headline, I said to myself, that must be Sen. Lindsey Graham since Bolton is not a senator and got fired and McCain has not risen from the dead. The article confirmed it.
Posted by: JohnQC   2019-09-16 09:58  

#9  Over at ZeroHedge it's 100% houthi love. Sick bastards...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-09-16 09:58  

#8  Foreign attacks are one way countries get their people to rally around the flag. Lindsey should look at how even the left was all patriotic in the aftermath of 9/11 and factor that into our plans. Removing the regime is delicate work.
Posted by: ruprecht   2019-09-16 09:38  

#7  No need. Keep the financial pressure on and support anti-regime groups.
Posted by: DarthVader   2019-09-16 09:05  

#6  If Trump and Pompeo are doing anything they are probably trying to talk Saud out of any move except maybe smoking houthies in Yemen.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-09-16 07:07  

#5  Shut up Lindsey.
Posted by: Uleck Spererong9442   2019-09-16 06:54  

#4  LOL
Posted by: Frank G   2019-09-16 05:25  

#3  Like liberals ginning up gun sales, Herb is talking me into it...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-09-16 03:21  

#2  Hooray! Let's start a war that literally nobody supports except them, with no defined goal and no win state.

Regime change? Because that worked so well in Iraq!
Posted by: Herb McCoy   2019-09-16 03:17  

#1  Yesssssssssch... The John McSsssssssssssschtain Memorial Bombing Sssssssssssschtrike...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2019-09-16 00:24  

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