Lindsey Graham on Kharg Island: "We did Iwo Jima. We can do this." Us had 26,000 casualties on Iwo Jima.

[Swede]

Bloodthirsty SOB

The battle for Iwo Jima resulted in over 26,000 US casualties, making it one of the bloodiest Marine actions in history.

— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social) 2026-03-22T17:17:12.995Z

[Mysterian]

1. What's this "we" shit, Linzee?

What battalion were you in at Iwo Jima?

[jeffreyi]

2. Stupid idiot.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Lead the way, chickenhawk.

Maybe take a platoon of ICE goobers with you.

[leftstreet]

4. Why isn't DOD Hegseth on the news circuit?

Or the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, or ANYONE associated with the Iran war.

Graham? Seriously?

[Jersey Devil]

5. My uncle fought at Iwo Jima

5th Marines. When I was a kid I asked him about the battle and he told me he saw things there that no human should ever witness again. He spent the rest of his life fighting post traumatic stress syndrome, in and out of VA hospitals repeatedly. Lindsey Graham should rot in hell for his shameful attempt to glorify this stupid war with Iran. Semper Fi Uncle Frank and rest in peace.

[Captain Zero]

6. The only battle Lindsay ever fought was

Fighting to get a rent boy's skinny jeans down.

[sarisataka]

7. Homophobia is not a good look

regardless of the target

[spanone]

8. An asshole ready to get someone else's child killed.

[rsdsharp]

9. We needed Iwo as a fighter base for bomber escort to Japan,

and as an emergency landing field for shot up B 29s that couldn’t make it back to their home base.

Why do we need Kharg Island, Lindsey?

[underpants]

12. Putting troops in a barrel that probably will have oil fires near it and little logistical support

if any.

Suzanne Collins wrote “Hunger Games” as a sort of combination of the TV show “Survivor” and what she saw in the War on Iraq. So, yeah, that but in real life.

[City Lights]

10. Who is "we," Lady G?

Are you planning on suiting up and heading over?

If not, STFU!

[sarisataka]

11. Tell ya what Lindsey...

You pin on a pair of butter bars and lead a platoon in the first wave (don't worry, you are as experienced as most Second Lieutenants); I will dig out my DCUs and be right at your side.

[Ponietz]

13. There are 95 islands in the Persian gulf, 40 in Iranian territory

One island won’t make much difference.

[sarisataka]

14. How many of those 39 other islands

have storage facilities for 30 million barrels of oil and export 90% of Iran's oil?
One island makes ALL the difference.

[Ponietz]

15. Taking the oil isn't the issue, keeping the straight open is the problem

[sarisataka]

16. Kharg Island is nowhere near

The Strait of Hormuz. Capturing it will do nothing to keep the Strait open.