Sen. Lindsey Graham: “Load The Iranian People Up With Weapons So They Can Go To The Streets Armed”
Sen. Lindsey Graham, Monday night on FNC’s “Hannity,” called for a “second amendment solution” to the war in Iran: giving out weapons to possible internal enemies of the Islamic Republic. Sean Hannity asked Graham about reports that a bunch of weapons were stolen during an attempt to do that earlier in the war. “If you can prove to me the Kurds were stealing the weapons, the Kurds will regret that,” Graham said. “I would load the Iranian people up with weapons so they can go to the streets armed and turn the tide of battle inside Iran. We don’t need American boots on the ground. We’ve got millions of boots on the ground in Iran – they just don’t have any weapons. Give them the weapons so they can rise up,” he said.
SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM: I love the idea of a Second Amendment solution for the Iranian people. To those who want to eliminate the Second Amendment in our country – no way. What did the Founding Fathers do? When they got to America, free from the King, they made sure the people would be able to be armed. The first thing a king does is take guns away from his subjects. The first thing a religious theocracy does is make sure nobody can have a gun to threaten the regime. If I were President Trump and Israel, I would load the Iranian people up with weapons so they can go to the streets armed and turn the tide of battle inside Iran. We don’t need American boots on the ground. We’ve got millions of boots on the ground in Iran – they just don’t have any weapons. Give them the weapons so they can rise up like we did and destroy this regime. A Second Amendment solution, I think, would go a long way to ending this war. If we can take control of the Strait, checkmate. SEAN HANNITY: Okay. My understanding is there have been attempts to do so and they tried to funnel it through groups. My understanding is, for example, the Kurds were stealing 90% of the weapons. SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM: Don’t work with the Kurds. Work with somebody else. If you can prove to me the Kurds were stealing the weapons, the Kurds will regret that. I love the idea of empowering the Iranian people with weapons – a Second Amendment solution to make the Revolutionary Guard’s life hell. It’s one thing to be bombed by America. It’s another thing to have your neighbor shoot back at you because they’re tired of being slaughtered. Number two, the Strait of Hormuz is the only thing left. This has been a brilliant campaign by President Trump and our military. The nuclear program of Iran has been destroyed. Their ability to spread terrorism has been destroyed because they’re on their knees economically. If we can take back control of the Strait of Hormuz, it is checkmate. This thing is over. For the American people – I know gas prices are high and I know we’re suffering right now. But you pay now or you pay later against thugs like Iran. They tried to get a nuclear weapon. If you don’t believe that, you shouldn’t be allowed to drive in your hometown. Donald Trump stopped Iran from having eight to ten nuclear weapons by bombing their enrichment facilities. God bless you, President Trump. We were weeks away from a nuclear-armed Iran. No more. Everything has been obliterated. Their economy is in tatters. Their military has been decimated. There’s more to do. If we can control the Strait – checkmate against Iran. Blockade plus. Arm the people. And to our allies throughout the world who depend on the Strait of Hormuz more than we do: get off your ass and help us.
