Lindsey Graham Calls for Sanctions Against Saudi Arabia if Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi's Death

[DonViejo]

Source: Mediate



Sen. Lindsey Graham Calls for Sanctions Against Saudi Arabia if Crown Prince Ordered Khashoggi’s Death

by Tamar Auber | Nov 25th, 2018, 6:40 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham says that he will push to have Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sanctioned if, in fact, the CIA report confirms that the Crown Prince ordered the death of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

“If the evidence is sufficient to conclude with high probability that MBS was complicit in this murder, then I will take steps to do a sense of the Senate resolution making that statement,” Graham told Axios’ Jonathan Swan, referring to measures he and Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez are working on to sanction the Crown Prince. Graham also said this: “It’s important that we back up the intel community if we think they’re right.”

Graham’s comments come just days after President Donald Trump issued a remarkable statement throwing his support behind Saudi Arabia despite the Khashoggi killing.

“We may never know all of the facts surrounding the murder of Mr. Jamal Khashoggi,” Trump said in the statement released by the White House. “In any case, our relationship is with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. They have been a great ally in our very important fight against Iran. The United States intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure the interests of our country, Israel and all other partners in the region. It is our paramount goal to fully eliminate the threat of terrorism throughout the world!”



Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/politics/sen-lindsey-graham-calls-for-sanctions-against-saudi-arabia-if-crown-prince-ordered-khashoggis-death/

[Zorro]

1. Never ever stand in between Graham and a reporter

[brush]

2. He's a louder, more demonstrative phony than Collins but will also...

roll over when time to toe the party line.

[rpannier]

15. You left out more dangerous

He tried to convince il douche to attack North Korea in early 2017. He was sidelined by Bannon who, when Graham tried to play the people of North Korea are suffering card, Bannon offered to download pictures of people suffering in other countries and Graham could let everyone know which one's were deserving of US military intervention

Bannon won that day. It speaks volumes about graham, when Bannon is the adult of the two

[raccoon]

17. Wish I could rec this post. Nt

[brush]

23. Thank you.

[lagomorph777]

24. These pseudo-mavericks like Graham Cracker and Flaky Fake Flake always leave an "if" on the end

of their fake statements of concern. "IF" absolute proof of (crime of the moment) is provided, and "IF" he chooses to believe the absolute proof, then, well, he'll do whatever Pres. Turd tells him to do.

[brush]

25. Yes, and "psuedo-mavericks" is well put. Haven't heard that before.

[MontanaMama]

4. Until tomorrow...

I hear the wind will blow a different direction tomorrow.

[Eyeball_Kid]

5. Lindsey lost his moral and spiritual anchor in McCain. Now he's floundering all over DC.

It's as if he's an adolescent and can't decide who he is. It's amazing how he's gotten this far without standing up for what he believes he should be doing and saying. He must have always had others for his mentor and never grew out of being under someone's tutelage.

[hatrack]

6. Lindsey! Glad you could pull your head out of Trump's butt cheeks long enough to get some oxygen!!

Oh, the Concerned Act - that's one of my favorites!!! It's the "Who's On First?" of contemporary politics.

[joshdawg]

7. What do you mean "if" ?!

Everyone, except trump, knows the "hit" was ordered by the C.P.

[kairos12]

10. That is Graham Standing's out. He will say "if" till the cows come home.

[Delarage]

8. I'm pretty sure

that anything short of a video of MBS ordering the murder, giving advice of how to get rid of the body, and writing a check to the murderers will convince Repukes that he was involved.

On the other hand, Trump was convinced that the Central Park Five were rapists. Go figure.

[Chemisse]

16. Well that's different. "Some people" said they were rapists. n/t

[Honeycombe8]

9. Typical Lindsay Graham promise to do something...if A, B, and C are proven to him...

only then he will do something. Later. Maybe. If he's sure that McConnell won't put it to a vote.

[Guilded Lilly]

11. Graham doesn't have enough character or backbone to do anything decent.

[keithbvadu2]

12. "IF"

Trump, August 2015: I make $40 million, $50 million from Saudi Arabia. I like them a lot.

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1050565595136217088

[Kablooie]

13. He's safe saying that because Trump says we don't know so Graham doesn't have to act.

Trying to sound reasonable while knowing that Trump's lies allow him to remain safely tucked under Trump's scrotum.

[area51]

14. C'mon, Lindsey,

everyone knows that when Trump says the word, you & your outrage will fold like a cheap lawn chair.

[beachbum bob]

18. all hat and no saddle...he never follow thru on this, ever

[Racerdog1]

19. Aunt Lindsey

Crawl out from under the orange asshole's desk. You are no longer relevant.

[The Wizard]

20. Still waiting for Hell to be paid

for firing Sessions.

[NotASurfer]

21. Imagine that on Christmas Eve...

As he settles in for the night, a spectral John McCain appears dragging heavy chains, one link for every time he said one thing maverick but toed the party line anyway. And warns that chains are being prepared for Lindsey Graham, and are heavier still

Then he warns of a visit that night by three Goats - Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Future. But before the Dickensian parable really gets rolling, Lindsey Graham stops it.

"Trump already explained that, John" he says. "Christmas Past is all Obama's fault, maybe Hillary too. Christmas Present is all false news. And Christmas Future is just the fevered imagination of America-hating radical liberals..."

[lark]

22. Such a fucking liar and deceiver.

He's now trying to appear something like a human being again, and pretending he has an ounce of independence. We know better, Lyndsey! We know you are a total trump suck ass and are just preening for the press until your master TrPUtin tells you to get back in line and forget this.

[agingdem]

26. the get out of jail card..

"if"

[watoos]

27. He's holding out for more hush money.

Shouldn't he have already seen the intelligence reports? He just wants more money from MBS.

[stopbush]

28. Yawn. Shithead.