http://www.independentmail.com/news/2010/jan/12/graham-us-may-have-use-military-action-against-ira/
Anderson Independent Mail (South Carolina) January 12, 2010 Graham: U.S. may have to use military action against Iran By John Staed CLEMSON: An overflow crowd turned out tonight to hear U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham warn about Iran, call the health-care reform bill methods “sleazy” and support drilling for gas in the U.S. More than 1,000 people packed the Brooks Center at Clemson University to hear Graham, including one man who was removed for shouting and being disruptive. Graham, a Republican, was first elected to the Senate in 2002 and re-elected in 2008. He said 2010 will be a good election year for Republicans, but the party needed to support tax reform and center-right issues. He opened the town hall meeting with comments on health care, immigration and energy dependence, but made his strongest statements on Iran. The U.S. and other countries have accused Iran of attempting to build a nuclear weapon, a charge it has dismissed. But Graham said that should Iran, a largely Shia Muslim country develop a bomb, then its Sunni Muslim neighbors “will not allow this Shia nation to be the only one” and that would push “a nuclear-armed Middle East toward Armageddon.” While he said he encourages a peaceful settlement with Iran, he said citizens of that country should continue their struggle for changes in the government. Israel, which Iran’s leaders have threatened to destroy, must weigh its options, Graham said, but it does not have the capabilities. “Israel attacking Iran is a nightmare,” Graham said. The U.S. may have to act militarily, he said, if other methods fail. “It would be better to use military force to go after Iran before they get the bomb,” Graham said. “I told the president the same thing.” .... =========================== Stop NATO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stopnato Blog site: http://rickrozoff.wordpress.com/ To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [email protected] or [email protected] Daily digest option available. ==============================
