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BumRushDaShow

(172,185 posts) Sun May 17, 2026, 12:45 PM 19 hrs ago

Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is 'hurting us all'

Source: NBC News

May 17, 2026, 10:14 AM EDT

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Sunday called for more U.S. military action in Iran. “I think the status quo is hurting us all. The longer the [Strait of Hormuz] is closed, the more we try to pursue a deal that never happens, the stronger Iran gets,” Graham told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

Graham added that so far in the Iran conflict, “there’s nothing to suggest that the people in charge now are any different in terms of the regime’s goal to terrorize the world, destroy Israel, come after us.”

He called on President Donald Trump to “weaken them further.” “What President Trump has done has been amazing militarily, but there’s more targets to be had, and there’s things we can do to hurt [Iran],” the South Carolina senator said.

Graham’s comments come amid a pause in negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, which have not yet led to a deal to end the war.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/lindsey-graham-status-quo-strait-hormuz-iran-attacks-oil-gas-prices-rcna345542

SUIT UP chicken hawk.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham says status quo in the Strait of Hormuz is 'hurting us all' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago OP

Lead the ground invasion pig face. Klarkashton 19 hrs ago #1

To him, every issue needs military action. He needs to retire Deuxcents 19 hrs ago #2

Lindsey was right the first time, when he said: MLWR 19 hrs ago #3

Except the "we" he meant was Republicans, and the "we" he got was America. RockRaven 19 hrs ago #5

"The status quo *created by military action* is bad. So let's try some military action." RockRaven 19 hrs ago #4

Well duh with a southern accent. Duuuuuuuuh. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #6

It sounds like an admission that Obama's Iran solution should have been left alone FakeNoose 19 hrs ago #7

We had it good. This link may have been posted on DU already. twodogsbarking 19 hrs ago #8

God, I miss the simple HUMANITY of the man! 70sEraVet 13 hrs ago #12

I think linsey graham is hurting us all Clouds Passing 18 hrs ago #9

Graham is a military genius AverageOldGuy 18 hrs ago #10

That's why the US shouldn't have gone in with the likes of Netanyahu. Netanyahu is dragging the US and Israel into an ChicagoTeamster 18 hrs ago #11

Here's a better title "Sen. Lindsey Graham 'hurting us all' mdbl 12 hrs ago #13

Klarkashton

(5,405 posts)

1. Lead the ground invasion pig face.

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Sun May 17, 2026, 12:52 PM

19 hrs ago

Deuxcents

(27,676 posts)

2. To him, every issue needs military action. He needs to retire

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Sun May 17, 2026, 12:53 PM

19 hrs ago

MLWR

(1,076 posts)

3. Lindsey was right the first time, when he said:

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 12:55 PM

19 hrs ago

"If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed.......and we will deserve it."
He should have just STFU after that.

RockRaven

(19,748 posts)

5. Except the "we" he meant was Republicans, and the "we" he got was America.

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Sun May 17, 2026, 01:03 PM

19 hrs ago

RockRaven

(19,748 posts)

4. "The status quo *created by military action* is bad. So let's try some military action."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun May 17, 2026, 01:02 PM

19 hrs ago

aka "This hole we're in is too deep. Let's keep digging to find a way out."

twodogsbarking

(19,317 posts)

6. Well duh with a southern accent. Duuuuuuuuh.

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Sun May 17, 2026, 01:13 PM

19 hrs ago

FakeNoose

(42,383 posts)

7. It sounds like an admission that Obama's Iran solution should have been left alone

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Sun May 17, 2026, 01:19 PM

19 hrs ago

Or am I reading too much into this?

twodogsbarking

(19,317 posts)

8. We had it good. This link may have been posted on DU already.

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #7)

Sun May 17, 2026, 01:35 PM

19 hrs ago

70sEraVet

(5,615 posts)

12. God, I miss the simple HUMANITY of the man!

Reply to twodogsbarking (Reply #8)

Sun May 17, 2026, 07:41 PM

13 hrs ago

A leader like that made us the envy of the world!!

Clouds Passing

(8,188 posts)

9. I think linsey graham is hurting us all

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Sun May 17, 2026, 01:45 PM

18 hrs ago

AverageOldGuy

(4,155 posts)

10. Graham is a military genius

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Sun May 17, 2026, 02:09 PM

18 hrs ago

After all, he's a retired Reserve Air Force lawyer who served his annual two-week active duty requirment in the USAF JAG office in the Pentagon.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,260 posts)

11. That's why the US shouldn't have gone in with the likes of Netanyahu. Netanyahu is dragging the US and Israel into an

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Sun May 17, 2026, 02:15 PM

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unnecessary and unwinnable war. There's nothing to be gained. They will never invade and conquer Iran. And they never needed to. They've given Iran the excuse to start bombing Israel along with Israeli and US interests in the Gulf which is destroying the US relationships with Gulf allies.

This was Trump's decision for our military, not the US government's or the US military's decision.

mdbl

(8,737 posts)

13. Here's a better title "Sen. Lindsey Graham 'hurting us all'

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Sun May 17, 2026, 07:59 PM

12 hrs ago

That's what he's been doing for at least 12 years now.

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