Sen. Lindsey Graham

Good morning and welcome back this is Tom Finneran you while listening to Finneran for a money -- 680 WRKO Boston's biggest and best talk station as promised. We've reached out to win that we have on the line here at WRKO Republican United States senate Lindsey Graham senator from South Carolina senator Graham thank you so much for joining us. It it is that the he -- senator let's get right to would have we can't we talked about the debate earlier your Europe political throw an -- What did you see and he'll last night what did you like who -- rest and no do you think stumbled.

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like your thank you are thank you earth our -- that. A debate -- it's very well next here that story -- all let -- sit up on -- you know where is our office air act that is live NHL about opera I'm very glad that -- he's -- arguing -- rob works there art integration say it out like -- as well -- And the present. -- as Republicans upper hand -- it Eric Eric after Allen make an awful oh watchful -- the winners on the.

It yet the -- you mentioned the senator McCain's response and dressing down of Ron Paul on his isolationist slash appeasement loss of -- Which in any which in senator McCain's opinion leads directly to. To all -- is a parallel to World War II in the appeasement of Hitler in the Third Reich and so on and so forth I I myself thought a very effective response to what I call the Ron Paul cult in there is a political cult following around bestow -- around mr. Pollard as Senator McCain campaign somewhat an Iowa more frequently in South Carolina -- in New Hampshire the what's your sense of the response he is getting because he has taken some unpopular positions including the fact senate of that. The surge was not seen as likely to succeed by most of the American people now it is that a sense of this man mr. McCain has the vision that the rest of us lacked.

What -- want to -- at he saw something no one else saw. That was they'll start in spoke about our other people or -- bode well for offices and better actors. At this thing Alice's. Is that -- a lot that air all the area two the other the other view is got really. -- president to change strategy. The president and our panel and we have rights in flight there it is. -- in wet morning at the very -- out for generations -- say -- without as a patient that would and -- back. And the thing is they're working -- elected out at. Oh god we have is career it was -- it's true that Iraq and it happened most people won't.

Every back and it -- seem to be the political us speech of the of the moment was that everybody Democrats and a lot of Republicans at least was saying cut and run cut and run. And McCain really took what appeared to be a head strong position but it seems to have. Really prove to have been I'll use the -- prophetic.

Well I think it was an -- of the situation. Without the -- they'll never be reconciliation strategy in Iraq army leaves or population. Clearly not working and card et al circuit. Eric or -- there in terms of where this thing goes out expo here in reconcile. Political parker -- it will go at it but say they -- issue of is nominate someone. -- edit in our oh wow away on the social economic issues that make up art oh. -- party at the ability to. In -- Circuit of war era and it was like John McCain will do well now. Elsewhere very are as it is very for make up. Or --

I know several years ago to that point senator several years ago when he you -- when he was squaring off against then governor George Bush. In the in the contest for the presidency back in a 2000 he was seen very favorably by many people in Massachusetts -- you know -- notorious with the bluest of blue states. And yet but we've -- voted to stay we voted for Ronald Reagan twice Canadian 84 gave George Bush the elder very good vote against homegrown governor Mike Dukakis I think McCain the McCain candidacy. Does say I have some appeal to the point. You're making quick question aren't you run the democratic I'm I'm -- on the Sunday talk shows. And at what I sense when I when I listen to those the Democrats seem to have changed the their own narrative a little bit from. A message of this your -- were the search count where it's comes too late it's time to get out. Now they don't seem to be able to contest on that. On that point and so they seemed to have changed that the grounds in this saying the frustration is the Maliki government cannot will not reach the political agreements and compromises. I'm struck by that senate got to -- that's because a Massachusetts Democrat I was in public let myself for fair number years. While did hit it really thrown stones while they live in a glass house themselves. There's been no you know outstanding a definitive agreements on Social Security on health -- on economic issues on tax policy and yet the criticize them Maliki government for. The same type of political shortfalls at impasse and paralysis that we see in our country.

Well I think -- that it is optional level and watch it. -- about the change in the leader of the search. In Naples area -- this war while. -- every candidate for president of -- It's it's it's urged argued it was the armed strategy are very quick exit exodus in Iraq well we now that the search has worked in the region that. Yet acknowledge it is the -- they're all political strategy. For 2008. Is built around failure in Iraq assistant Bush's war in -- is certain assets at this. That airliner -- wins and -- war as individuals Americo win in the war or act if there is -- out there is -- art. About it all people back I think there lies. What -- see in every. Republicans say there at all and -- trip as centers and one helluva job is or in terms of military operation and let all. Reconcile -- country but there are democratic -- who want to withdraw troops that the way to pressure now. Undercut this -- if necessary for democracy will not for reconciliation reconstruction. -- so it.

And I think senator we're we're talking to you Republican United States senate Lindsey Graham from South Carolina big active voice for Senator John McCain I think Senator McCain last night at least twice to my recollection. I -- the words let us win let -- win and I just thought that captures it in so many ways what his message has been consistently for these last these last several months and I know he just returned from Iraq that he not.

Yes sir Alistair it would involve thanksgiving in -- L Larry Lester -- stationed here it's well they had. We set -- it better than it was a joy if they around men and women are. There are out eight the progress Iraq army it it and the a year ago they still very good about what they achieve it he's receiving what they. They walked out on the scene with their families the walls of the all in a war oh thank you let those. She is there and it got their to a three understands how it is losing the job it's repeating the work of people by. -- let -- It's got -- the track itself well it's country Democrat. The consequences of losing. -- war or. Backed -- sacrifices winning -- rip it. It is on are no there really and stress that -- the late at night cap gain city -- war global. Anybody else if we lose brand is the biggest -- all of eight in -- they're -- insert her in the war in what is out there. Right there if people it McCain. And those fighting this war if you -- serving in the military McCain has been your biggest ally. Your best advocate having ethnic standards.

Senator Graham will be asking a question about water boarding there was quite an exchange last night between Senator McCain -- governor Romney. Where Romney says I don't want to show my hand I don't want to tip my hand and tell the terrorists in the rest of the world what we may have main two. And Maine and Senator McCain does not even -- on what I would say is. Probably more politically popular on the -- side hey let's hold -- like -- close to the vest and not tell the world what we might do McCain says it is wrong it is morally wrong it is offensive in an infringement upon the Geneva convention it violates our own laws. A hotly popular but nonetheless very decisive an emphatic --

Well its effects understand the war. War was the strongest weapon in our art. Our it's not about Italy in a lack it wasn't or we seal -- That they read in the region in the what you. Terrorism is people the world is not short. People who picture here there's no shortage in the 80s the people who actors use. Ortiz there is -- short in the world who will lot act in the court of law have been military order for which need -- conviction -- art and soul are. It's part of our but it is saying is this war is war all -- less shall we are I don't. Actor there's treated brutally their edit there treated in the most are very -- got this -- World that while we actor's. About is not a suspect it we will not let someone I'll make that stronger. The fact that we don't want a drop off children and we really thank all of our outward drop off and that's better. Suspect it people who are actual trial is now evident. I don't their -- make that all week it's after the -- it worked better. It's militarily but in at the being the best that America. Not being closer --

He was certainly as I say very explicit on last night very very forceful in his response and standing up for what he characterized as he says that central western and American valujet should go ahead sanity of the floor.

And our proper. Was liberated from eight over the last six -- the reasons app they go off. And four is they were so group of people their story out -- or that was are eight in front of the -- acting you'd use you know mystic. Examples of brutality it will make your stomach it would not talk about on the right you know. Well eight verbal -- if the population that -- what that reason they have far turned out so well people are that way street is. It they have opened we awarded its joy and bear it there's. And that and that it's whatever side you know -- they hear loud and clear word out of perfect people I've got word.

Same -- senate is absolutely the same story in Afghanistan in which that are no -- reports of young girls we think nothing of this senator of course because it's our way of -- but young girls on the way to school they get shot kidnapped as will be hit the teaches militants will burn down the schools in -- homes simply because young the young women young girls little girls are starting to go to school -- in Afghanistan they could not under the you know under the rule of the Taliban it's I can't help but close on this point that economic huge admirer of a Senator McCain to his willingness to take on political orthodoxy to -- and sometimes on its head. What seems to be popular political wisdom and say that's not in the national interest that's -- it -- already addressed.

Well at a agent when it's or when this war Russia -- level. Wants oh outward they're four he was well treated -- our patents are all of a you'll -- so -- or military jury a military lawyer representing you know in the evidence will be is will stand you know. As well work that would eat it and justice will be rendered in an American courtroom but there -- military based on evidence. That's the -- in this war is Eric is different all right.

Well senator senator -- you've been tied to join us and we respect your advocacy on behalf of Senator McCain -- that we have had a mom will continue to have them on obviously. I -- you go without offering my own personal salute the men and women at the Citadel. -- bet on that campus you have your state has a fabulous military history and we're very grateful for that service. And I would probably have a mutual friend he's now the ambassador in Canada but the honorable Dave Wilkins. Forms for the speaker former speaker of the house I was the democratic speaker appear Massachusetts earlier this week I'm not kidding dog get a lot of long history table David -- nice couple and you've got a great state down a senator about I visited a few times I want to come back a few ball.

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