Despite peaceful overtures from the new, centrist President of Iran Mr. Hassan Rouhani, Senator Graham is apparently unhappy that he and the other neocons in Congress didn't get their war in Syria.
The solution? A pre-emptive AUMF against Iran proposed to Congress, so that the President need not, you know, use diplomacy or anything if Iran gets frisky with its nuclear program.
Per Byron York via the Washington Examiner:
Sen. Lindsey Graham is one of the strongest advocates of an American military strike against the Assad regime in Syria. He was unhappy when President Obama decided to seek congressional authorization for an attack, and then unhappy when his fellow lawmakers voiced disapproval of the president's plan. Graham believes the diplomatic path chosen by the administration will lead to a debacle.
Given all that, Graham now says he will work with a bipartisan group of senators to craft a resolution authorizing the president to use military force -- not against the Syrian regime but against Iran. In an appearance on Fox News' Huckabee program over the weekend, Graham argued that such a resolution is essential, because American inaction in Syria will encourage Iran to go forward with its nuclear weapon program, eventually leading toward a Mideast conflagration if the U.S. doesn't intervene.
So far, President Obama seems to be taking
the right path of always being willing to talk, even with those who represent our 'enemies'.
Hopefully, the Iranian leadership ignore the efforts of Senator Graham (R-Neoconia), realizing that he's no better than the hardliners in their own legislative body.
'Israel'(in quotes because it's from Netanyahu and other hawkish yahu's in the government there) also not happy, and probably still sore from the lack of military action against Syria as well.
Thanks for not helping, Senator Graham. The rest of the civilized world, about you: