Graham: Military options are 'inevitable if North Korea continues'

[Stonepounder]

Source: CNN

Washington (CNN)When asked about the US government's strategy on handling North Korea, GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested Tuesday military options could be used to halt threats from the country.

"There is a military option to destroy North Korea's (missile) program and North Korea itself," Graham said on NBC's "Today" show. "If there's going to be a war to stop them, it will be over there. If thousands die, they're going to die over there, they're not going to die here and (President Donald Trump) told me that to my face."
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Graham said in the interview that Trump told him that there will be a war with North Korea over its missile program if it continues to threaten the US.

"You're making the President pick between regional stability and homeland stability," Graham said on "Today." "There will be a war with North Korea over the missile program if they continue to try to hit America with an ICBM. (Trump has) told me that. I believe him."

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/01/politics/lindsey-graham-north-korea-donald-trump-white-house/index.html

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If thousands die? How about millions, plus tens of thousands of US Servicemen and women, plus their dependents?

Yikes!

[roamer65]

1. Wag the dog.

Dump is searching desperately for a war that would kill off the Russia scandal.

So who is going to go fight in a war to rescue him from it?

[Solly Mack]

2. He should go stand at the DMZ and yell that across the gravel walk.

[cstanleytech]

3. Its a distraction. The administration is trying the same trick Bush did with WNDs because

the fact is N Korea is not likely to ever attack us nor our allies as they know we have a larger arsenal of nukes ready to strike them back if they are stupid enough.
As for N Korea itself they are this is simply working to keep their people in line by making it sound like they have the western powers like the US on the ropes because if the people would rise up the current leaders know their heads might end up decorating the end of some pikes.

[Stonepounder]

6. The problem is that Trump really, really wants a war to take the focus off the Russia investigation

and he really, really wants a chance to play with his nukes.

[JoeOtterbein]

4. The Evil War Drums will always be still beating, THIS time we must STOP!

[pangaia]

5. You go, lindsey. You go..you dumb fuck.

[hibbing]

7. wth

I just don't see how that regime can sustain itself. However, many other despotic governments lasted a long time with U.S.support, so I guess this one can with Chinese support.


Peace

[uppityperson]

8. " if they continue to try to hit America with an ICBM"? They've not tried to hit us yet, just shooti

it up high.

[atreides1]

9. In Graham's venacular

That's what you call collateral damage!!

[Lanius]

10. The White House and its Con enablers are praying for a war.

Military conflicts, for the most part, are good for a president's poll numbers, since so many Americans are warmongers.

[dalton99a]

11. Bloodthirsty corporate whore

[adigal]

12. So to make us feel safe from a missile that North Korea will never send

we will sacrifice millions in Seoul and maybe even Japan?
Typical US attitude. No wonder much of the world really hates us.