U.S. Senator Calls For Massive Military Strike Against Iran

U.S. Senator Mark Udall, Norm Ornstein, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute, and Senator Lindsey Graham, left to right, participate in a panel discussion at the Halifax International Security Forum in Halifax on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

'Neuter' Iran, U.S. Senator Tells N.S. Security Summit -- CTV

HALIFAX — A U.S. lawmaker sent ripples through an international audience Saturday saying his country should be prepared to launch a military attack on Iran that would "neuter" the hard line regime.

But Defence Minister Peter MacKay, who was in attendance, said a military attack on Iran would have negative fallout, and that international sanctions are preferable.

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More News On Senator Graham's Comments On Iran

GOP senator: Consider neutering Iran's 'ability to wage war' -- CNN
Senator: consider taking out Iran's military -- Washington Post
US senator sees 'confrontation' with China, war with Iran -- AFP
US senator wants war on Iran -- Press TV (Iran)

My Comment: Senator Graham is up for election in two years, and he has fallen out of favor with Republican conservatives and many members of the Tea Party. There will be a challenge to him in the primaries, and he is in trouble politically. This call for a military strike against Iran is all theater to convince the right wing that he is serious about defense and security issues .... but if anything .... this type of talk (in my opinion) reveals him as someone who should not be Senator.