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Showing Original Post only (View all)GOP Senator Lindsey Graham Vows To Follow Leader Of Another Nation Instead Of His Own President [View all]
In addition, Graham also threatened the United Nations with a violent backlash from Republicans if a resolution is passed to create a Palestinian state.
Any effort by the French, the Jordanians or anyone to avoid direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians over the peace process, anyone who tries to take this to the U.N. Security Council, there will be a violent backlash by the Congress that could include suspending funding to the United Nations, Graham said. We will not sit back and allow the United Nations to take over the peace process.
Ironically, the job of the United Nations is to maintain peace in the world through international cooperation. And yet, here is a United States Senator openly threatening to hurt the UN while simultaneously pressing his lips against the ass cheeks of the Israeli president who has made genocide against Palestinians his top foreign policy goal. The Israeli genocide against Palestinians has inflamed tensions in the Middle East. As such, the Israelis are the ones threatening peace right now, not the United Nations.
Lindsey Graham is a disgraceful American. Rather than support President Obama and back policies that would help bring peace to an increasingly violent region of the world, Graham is betraying his country and his president by openly pledging his allegiance to the leader of a foreign nation. That sounds an awful lot like treason. Basically, Graham is saying that no matter what President Obama does to bring peace to the region, Graham and his fellow Republicans will work to undermine his administration and the will of the American people on behalf of a foreign leader. That is not only dangerous to our democracy, its a threat to the lives of our servicemen and women since Congress has the power to declare war even if the president doesnt believe war is necessary.
Any effort by the French, the Jordanians or anyone to avoid direct negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians over the peace process, anyone who tries to take this to the U.N. Security Council, there will be a violent backlash by the Congress that could include suspending funding to the United Nations, Graham said. We will not sit back and allow the United Nations to take over the peace process.
Ironically, the job of the United Nations is to maintain peace in the world through international cooperation. And yet, here is a United States Senator openly threatening to hurt the UN while simultaneously pressing his lips against the ass cheeks of the Israeli president who has made genocide against Palestinians his top foreign policy goal. The Israeli genocide against Palestinians has inflamed tensions in the Middle East. As such, the Israelis are the ones threatening peace right now, not the United Nations.
Lindsey Graham is a disgraceful American. Rather than support President Obama and back policies that would help bring peace to an increasingly violent region of the world, Graham is betraying his country and his president by openly pledging his allegiance to the leader of a foreign nation. That sounds an awful lot like treason. Basically, Graham is saying that no matter what President Obama does to bring peace to the region, Graham and his fellow Republicans will work to undermine his administration and the will of the American people on behalf of a foreign leader. That is not only dangerous to our democracy, its a threat to the lives of our servicemen and women since Congress has the power to declare war even if the president doesnt believe war is necessary.
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/01/03/gop-senator-lindsey-graham-vows-to-follow-the-leader-of-another-nation-instead-of-his-own-president/
Graham told Netanyahu that the Congress will follow your lead. GET this guy out of here! He has no business being a Senator. If a Democrat had done this against a sitting Republican President, all hell would break lose.
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GOP Senator Lindsey Graham Vows To Follow Leader Of Another Nation Instead Of His Own President [View all]
SunsetDreams
Jan 2015
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How many times do I have to tell you, the modern repub party hates America as long as America
randys1
Jan 2015
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Wow Republicans Are Dangerous In Their Efforts To Display Unprecedented Hatred Of President Obama
Corey_Baker08
Jan 2015
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GOP Senator Lindsey Graham Vows To Follow Leader Of Another Nation Instead Of His Own President
The CCC
Jan 2015
#17
Graham and Obama agree on the issue of an unilateral declaration of Palestinian statehood
hack89
Jan 2015
#31