Graham Wants Marines to Seize Kharg Island Like ‘We Did Iowa Jima’

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) wants the Marines to take over Kharg Island, stating, “We did Iowa Jima, we can do this.” The senator was on “Fox News Sunday” when he made his declaration. Kharg Island is Iran’s main oil…

Sandra RhodesMar 23, 20262 min read

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The seizure of Iwo Jima came with a hefty price as about 7,000 U.S. service members died in the battle. This was one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific theater in World War II.

Graham’s words did not go unnoticed by fellow Republicans, including Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who stated Graham has been wrong about conflicts in the past.

“Graham has one foreign policy: send someone else’s kids to war,” she posted on X. “He was wrong about Iraq. He was wrong about Afghanistan. Now he’s wrong about Iran.”

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Mace was the first female cadet to graduate from The Citadel.

Graham served as a U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General (JAG) for more than three decades and retired as a colonel.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), an Air Force veteran, said she was “deeply upset” by Graham’s comments.

“I am deeply upset at the lack of respect for life Sen. Lindsey Graham is displaying when talking about our troops. He is acting as if they are expendable cattle. This is unacceptable and dark. There were over 26,000 American casualties at Iowa Jima,” she posted on X.

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