Lindsey Graham has shamed his association with Senator McCain by becoming a Trump lie supporter, using lies to make a point on Trump's impulsive, idiotic , unsolicited Syrian withdrawal announcement. The latest example of Lindsey lying and calling "BS" about the source of withdrawal agreement by George Bush in 2008 - a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with the Iraq Prime Minister to withdraw troops in 2011.
Lindsey also has NO IDEA how to NEGOTIATE. Lindsey says if Trump gives in on the Wall funding, $5.6B, then it is the end of his Presidency? Lindsey did not like the $1.3B offered for Border Security by the Dems. All or nothing does not work Lindsey! That is a win-lose, zero sum game NO ONE USES to negotiate!
Dictators use zero sum, not American Presidents!
The VP negotiated a $2.6B offer with Schumer and Trump refused it with Lindsay's blessing.
All or nothing ends up with zero Lindsey!
George Bush and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki negotiated a Status of Force Agreement (SOFA) to withdraw American troops from Iraq. This was reported in various media articles in 2008. The agreement was to withdraw by a future date, roughly over time, possibly to be completed by 2011. President Obama honored the SOFA. Lindsey Graham denied the SOFA existed on CNN today.
Why did Lindsey deny the SOFA existed? Is Lindsey playing a blame game rather than seeking solutions? Why is Lindsey acting tribal rather than serving the best interests of Americans?
At best, Lindsey is playing a word game, but at his worst, he is being tribal, PERIOD.
"Lindsey Graham to CNN host on Iraq withdrawal issue: 'That's a bunch of bulls***'"
[It was a FACT, not BS! Has Lindsey Graham decided to lie like Trump?]
Michael Walsh Reporter Yahoo News Dec 30, 2018 11:23 AM
"Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., dismissed a question from CNN anchor Dana Bash as “a bunch of bulls***” during a conversation about violence in the Middle East.
During an appearance on “State of the Union” Sunday morning, Bash asked Graham whether President Trump would be to blame if the Islamic State terrorist group became more powerful after U.S. troops leave Syria. Graham responded that former President Barack Obama should bear the blame because of his decision to withdraw from Iraq in 2011."
Lindsey lied about the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) George Bush agreed to in 2008 to withdraw American troops from Iraq.
"Regardless, as Bash mentioned, Obama was largely implementing the 2008 Status of Forces Agreement, which was inherited from his predecessor. Bush and Iraqi prime minister Nouri al-Maliki negotiated the agreement and established Dec. 31, 2011, as the deadline for removing American troops from Iraq."
"U.S. Security Agreements and Iraq"
Greg Bruno, Staff Writer Council on Foreign Relations November 18, 2008; 9:17 AM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/18/AR2008111801118.html
"Introduction
As the United States prepared for a presidential transition, the Bush administration was negotiating long-term agreements with Iraq's government that could shape legal, economic, cultural, and security relations between the two countries well into President-elect Barack Obama's first term. U.S. and multinational forces have been in Iraq since 2003 under a UN Security Council mandate renewed annually. But because Iraq's government has requested that the Security Council not renew the mandate upon its expiration at the end of 2008, U.S. officials have had to accelerate negotiations on a detailed legal framework for the U.S. presence in Iraq. One of two major agreements, a security pact long stalled on the issue of legal immunity for U.S. troops and dates for a full withdrawal, cleared a major hurdle in mid-November 2008 when the Iraqi cabinet overwhelmingly approved (NYT) a draft of the agreement. But implementation is dependent on approval by Iraq's parliament, where opposition among some Sunni and Shiite lawmakers remains."
OK, Lindsey, we can play your game, the SOFA was a draft. Or was it finalized and George Bush signed it with the Iraqi Prime minister?
Will you ever stop blaming Obama for your failings Lindsey Graham? Do you want to talk straight, work for solutions, or Bull Shit America?
"President Bush and Iraq Prime Minister Maliki Sign the Strategic Framework Agreement and Security Agreement"
Prime Minister's Palace Baghdad, Iraq
https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2008/12/20081214-2.html
Wikipedia
U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.%E2%80%93Iraq_Status_of_Forces_Agreement
"The U.S.–Iraq Status of Forces Agreement (official name: Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq) was a status of forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the United States, signed by President George W. Bush in 2008. It established that U.S. combat forces would withdraw from Iraqi cities by June 30, 2009, and all U.S. combat forces will be completely out of Iraq by December 31, 2011.[1]"
