S.C. Times and Democrat: Senator Graham Questions Clinton Over ‘Ending’ Iraq War.
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on comments by Senators Hillary Clinton (D-New York) and Barack Obama (D-Illinois).
“Senator Clinton made an interesting statement last night. She said, “We’re ready to end the war in Iraq and win the war in Afghanistan.” No one doubts we must win in Afghanistan, the country that gave rise to the Taliban and Al Qaeda. But Senator Clinton’s Iraq statement about “ending” the Iraq war was quite troubling.
“I realize the political left in our country does not want to hear the word ‘win’ mentioned in a conversation about Iraq, but our own national security interests require us to ‘win,’ not simply ‘end.’ It really is a bit unnerving to me that Senator Clinton would not understand consequences of losing in Iraq.
“Iraq is clearly a central battlefront in the War on Terror. Winning is not only now possible, but necessary.
“Last night, Senator Obama eloquently described how a grandfather living in Uganda was following the American presidential election. He was right. The world is watching and that audience includes some of the most vicious killers known to mankind. Al Qaeda is taking measure of each and every word uttered.
Little Green Footballs: Islamic States Seek World Freedom Curbs.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Islamic states are bidding to use the United Nations to limit freedom of expression and belief around the world, the global humanist body IHEU told the U.N.’s Human Rights Council on Wednesday.
In a statement submitted to the 48-nation Council, the IHEU said the 57 members of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) were also aiming to undermine the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
“The Islamic states see human rights exclusively in Islamic terms, and by sheer weight of numbers this view is becoming dominant within the U.N. system. The implications for the universality of human rights are ominous,” it said.
Congressman Steve King: Islamists “will be dancing in the streets” if Obama is elected president.