Lindsey Graham
US Senator (R-SC), member of Senate Armed Services and Appropriations committees. Prominent voice on US foreign policy and military intervention.
Affiliations
Conflict-Specific Premises
A nuclear-armed Iran poses an existential threat to Israel and the Western order
Iran-Israel War 2026
Diplomatic efforts to prevent Iranian nuclear capability have failed
Iran-Israel War 2026
Military force is the only remaining credible deterrent against Iranian nuclear capability
Iran-Israel War 2026
Defending Ukraine is essential to maintaining the rules-based international order
Ukraine War
Ukraine has the sovereign right to choose its own alliances including NATO membership
Ukraine War
Positions
Iran-Israel War 2026 · 2026-02-15
The United States should support Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and be prepared to conduct strikes ourselves if necessary. A nuclear Iran is an existential threat not just to Israel but to the entire Western order.
Ukraine War · 2023-11-20
The Russians are dying. It's the best money we've ever spent. We should give Ukraine everything it needs to win. This is about defending the rules-based international order and showing the world that aggression doesn't pay.