Lindsey Graham Doubles Down on Sending Ground Troops 'Back to Iraq' and Syria
The South Carolina senator emphasizes his hawkish stand on foreign policy in the first presidential debate.
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Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham doubled down Thursday evening on his assertion that the U.S. must commit ground troops to Iraq and Syria to defeat the terrorist group Islamic State.
"I cannot tell you how much our nation is threatened and how we need a commander-in-chief who understands the threats to this nation," the South Carolina senator and foreign policy hawk said during a Fox News debate in Cleveland. "If you're running for president of the United States and you do not understand that we cannot defend this nation without more of our soldiers over there, you're not ready for this job."