Posted on 09/05/2013 2:13:29 PM PDT by jazusamo
The resolution authorizing military action in Syria is in danger of failing in Congress, Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday.
Speaking in his home state of South Carolina, the Republican senator said he has serious doubts that Congress will back President Obamas call for strikes.
I think if the vote were taken right now, it would be too close to call in the Senate, [and] would surely lose in the House, he told reporters after speaking to constituents, according to .
Graham said Obama is "well short" of the votes he needs in the House because has failed to make the case to the American people.
Mr. President, youve been uncertain, youve been unclear, youve changed your mind, he said. You have to now come out with a certain plan and a resolve that I have not seen.
Graham, who is up for reelection in 2014, supports a limited military strike on Syria. He told reporters he plans to host a dinner on Sunday with Vice President Biden and more than a dozen Republican senators to discuss the matter.
Obama is scrambling to round up support in Congress for his Syria plan. With opposition building on Thursday, he canceled a planned trip to Los Angeles so he could remain in Washington to round up votes.
Graham said a strike against Syria would only be successful if it accomplishes three things: changes the balance of power in Syria, helps the opposition and gets other countries in the region involved.
Saudi Arabia should be paying for this, he said.
Graham was also critical of Obama's statement that a strike will be effective even if it doesn't come soon.
When I hear from our military leadership that we can be just as effective 30 days after chemical weapons were used as if it were quick, Im just baffled, he said.
Dont you believe that [Syrian President Bashar] Assad is moving all of his equipment around? Dont you believe that hes preparing for a strike? he said.
Sorry Lindsay Lohan, you’re drunk and crashed the car.
Sorry Lindsay Lohan, you’re drunk and crashed the car.
Lindsey needs to go. Why is Biden invited to his dinner?
What a skanky traitor
Aaaawww, Baby Winsey is going to cwy.
If anyone knows failure, it’s Linseed Graham.
Linda needs to fly over there and offer up his own ass to the rebels.
Hysterical. The guy is hysterical. All the symptoms. (Didn’t just girls used to get this?)
This freak realllllly needs to go come 2014.
I'm sure they greased your palms, didn't they Linda?
I hope the folks in South Carolina are paying attention.
the sad fact is the sucker of his state (and McCain) will just vote him in again because 1. he has a bunch of institutional bundlers and 2. opposition in the primary is not united and will be split (sometimes by design) 3. open primary zombie voters.
and he thinks that is a bad thing?
lol
Good news.
499 to 1 against is too close to call for these treasonous congresspersons???
Amen...This one has got to go and the voters just may do it.
A large object called the American Voter is about to fall on Linda.
“Not even your mighty McLame can save you”
Paraphrase from “The Last Starfighter”
i don’t trust anything out of senator fufu hello kitty’s mouth, but if it’s even partly true, that’s good news.
Graham is dangerously delusional. His plan is no different from Obama’s, a non-starter because we don’t know who the real enemy is.
Obama got himself into this position and he will have to get himself out of it, if he can.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.