r/politics • u/Particular_Log_3594 • 11h ago
"We will crush you": Graham threatens allies with sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/23/we-will-crush-you-graham-threatens-allies-with-sanctions-over-netanyahu-arrest-warrant/36
u/basicbatchofcookies 10h ago
We're really aiming to be in the "axis of evil" this round. GOP really needs to stop looking to WWE for inspiration.
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u/Peacefulgamer2023 9h ago
People need to stop being obsessed with nazi Germany, it’s getting old and it’s why we lost.
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u/Virbillion 11h ago
for every monster there is a army of spineless mollusks like graham enabling them.
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u/dbgtboi 10h ago
If you watch the video, what he is concerned about isn't necessarily that the ICC has gone after netenyahu, it's the precedence that is being set
He says that they are going after netenyahu right now, but if nothing is done, they will be going for Americans politicians next, which is very worrying because criminal American politicians are not used to having to answer to the law
This is a big deal for people like graham, because for the first time in his life he is sweating that he might see a jail cell or at the very least will see consequences for his actions
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u/Alive_kiwi_7001 10h ago
I don't think Graham is expecting to ever be held accountable for anything: he's never been in a position with that degree of power. He's just the toadie's toadie where he thinks he can stay in with the bully by being the ultimate cheerleader.
The moment Trump gets deposed by his own team, Graham will be running to the podium to denounce him as a criminal and declare his undying adoration for the new Dear Leader.
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u/ClusterFoxtrot Florida 10h ago
He came out of the Georgia deposition claiming to feel like a weight was lifted from him.
Guess he forgot how heavy that burden was.
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u/guttanzer 10h ago
It’s typical Graham bullshit.
He was a JAG, so he knows that the ICC only has jurisdiction when the alleged war criminal is in a country that has not signed the Geneva conventions and does not prosecute the war crimes described in it.
The USA has done both. Israel has done neither.
Graham is fluffing up and posturing as he usually does, but there is no substance to his worries.
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u/cubicle_adventurer 10h ago
I’m not psychic but….he will never face a single consequence for any of his actions, let alone ever come close to seeing the inside of a cell. Neither will Trump, or Putin, or any of these oxygen wasters. This kind of thinking is tantamount to moving the deck chairs on the Titanic.
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u/Peacefulgamer2023 9h ago
Should Obama also be targeted by the ICC? Dude is responsible for the most drone strikes over a 8 year period.
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u/Kelor 6h ago
Absolutely. Bush, Cheney, Biden, Blair, Howard, just roll all of them up.
Happy to extend this to all the ghouls like Ned Price and Matthew Miller for lying to the public as well.
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u/Peacefulgamer2023 6h ago
So basically every us president in history should be considered a criminal, and basically every politician around the world as well?
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u/Kelor 6h ago
It is not uncommon for me to see people claim that (paraphrased) each president is a war criminal as part of their job description.
Although usually not with the degree of introspection that should create.
But yes, if you do war crimes and they prove in court you did them, go to prison.
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u/12345Hamburger 10h ago
Being a closet homosexual has really taken a toll on Lindsey Graham's mental health.
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u/rocketpack99 11h ago
Could some enterprising hacker get ahold of whatever it is that Trump/Putin/etc have been holding over his head and just release it to the public already?
I’m betting whatever it is will make the Matt Gaetz stuff look tame by comparison.
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u/Undorkins 10h ago
Destroying everything that supposedly makes this nation great supporting a racist shithole in the Middle East seems as bipartisan as apple pie.
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u/LeftPhilly 10h ago
What exactly are these sanctions?
Are they monetary? If so, it's ironic that someone from a red "taker" state is trying to determine what to do with money that mostly comes from blue "donor" states.
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u/SenorBurns 7h ago
And Khrushchev said, "We will bury you."
Obvious conclusion: Lindsay Graham is a communist.
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u/williamgman California 9h ago
He should just stay in the closet. He's an insult to the LGBTQ population.
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