Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham are just about as close as anyone in the US Senate. They travel together, make joint media appearances and seem to sing the same song in their appeals to the American people.
That song often revolves around the need for more war.
Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn), Lindsey Graham (R – SC) and John McCain (R-AZ) stick together through thick and thin. They are frequently seen side by side, both physically and politically, and the most common speech they seem to give has to do with the need for more war.
Brian Becker, National Coordinator for the A.N.S.W.E.R Coalition, said, “These three haven’t met a war that they don’t like.”
Together, they led the charge to amp up the effort in Afghanistan.
“We need more troops there, American troops,” said Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn) at a Senate hearing on Afghanistan in 2009.
“IED attacks by the enemy have gone up by a thousand percent,” said Sen. Graham at the same hearing.
“In the words of Admiral Mullen,” Sen. McCain said, “time is not on our side .... Read more at http://rt.com
