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Sen. Lindsey Graham Talks Tough on Iran | Redux

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Sen. Lindsey Graham Talks Tough on Iran

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The South Carolina senator told a conservative audience on Tuesday he would oppose defense cuts in any fiscal-cliff deal because “we are at war. ” Without mentioning Afghanistan, Graham called out Iran, Syria, and broader instability in the Middle East. “I want the Iranian nuclear threat to be resolved before [agreeing to] a hundred, a hundred fifty billion dollars beyond the $489 [billion]” in defense cuts already enacted in 2011, Graham said. (He apparently misspoke; the figure is $487 billion. ) Congress already shaved $487 billion from projected 10-year defense spending under the 2011 Budget Control Act, which raised the debt limit and created “sequestration” as an incentive for a broader fiscal deal. Unless a deficit-reduction deal is cut by Dec. 31, $500 billion will be cut across the board from the Pentagon.

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Graham

Overall Sentiment: -0.0841664

Relevance: 0.823902

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-0.116224“I want the Iranian nuclear threat to be resolved before [agreeing to] a hundred, a hundred fifty billion dollars beyond the $489 [billion]” in defense cuts already enacted in 2011, Graham said. ...
-0.0753376Graham warned that Iran could do “damage” to the U.S. if armed conflict arose — and that he thinks Israel lacks the capability to end Iran’s nuclear program on its own. The senator, known as a national-security hawk, pushed for maintaining military force for several reasons. “I don’t want to go to war with China, and I don’t expect we will, but it’s always good to know that you could and win,” ...
0.0117723Graham warned that Iran could do “damage” to the U.S. if armed conflict arose — and that he thinks Israel lacks the capability to end Iran’s nuclear program on its own. The senator, known as a national-security hawk, pushed for maintaining military force for several reasons. “I don’t want to go to war with China, and I don’t expect we will, but it’s always good to know that you could and win,” Graham said. “I hope military force is not necessary to stop the Iranian regime marching toward a nuclear capability, but I do know this: that if force is to be used, our capabilities need to be such that it would be decisive. My biggest fear about an Israeli attack on Iran is that they don’t have the capabilities, in my view, to bring the program to a complete end.”
0Graham said the U.S. military could do “more with less” ...
0.0687577Graham said the U.S. military could do “more with less” but made his opinion on sequestration clear: “I”m gonna do is say no to sequestration with all the force of my being, cause it is a dumb way to reduce defense spending.”
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 5
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.1110316
  • Mean: -0.02220632
  • Standard Deviation: 1

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Country: Iran

Overall Sentiment: -0.329895

Relevance: 0.426627

Country: Greece

Overall Sentiment: -0.125263

Relevance: 0.378411

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Country: Syria

Overall Sentiment: -0.135745

Relevance: 0.354791

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