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Fmr. Bush 43 Foreign Policy Adviser: Lindsey Graham Comments on Waging Holy War ‘Isn’t Productive’
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CNN

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CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip

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Dan Senor

Name: Dan Senor

Employment: Elliott Investment Management L.P

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, Abby Phillip

Name: Abby Phillip

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PHILLIP And Republican Senator ░░░░░░░░ Graham is now making ░░░░░░░░ outright declaration Listen Clip ░░░░░░░░ Graham We re in ░░░░░░░░ religious war here I ░░░░░░░░ with Israel Do whatever ░░░░░░░░ hell you have to ░░░░░░░░ to defend yourself Level ░░░░░░░░ place clip ends PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ tonight Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan ░░░░░░░░ is responding to Graham ░░░░░░░░ description She said Declaring ░░░░░░░░ holy war on national ░░░░░░░░ and calling to level ░░░░░░░░ civilian population over 2 ░░░░░░░░ is dangerous and insane ░░░░░░░░ please ask Republicans if ░░░░░░░░ will condemn these repugnant ░░░░░░░░ Joining me now is ░░░░░░░░ Senor a senior foreign ░░░░░░░░ advisor to President George ░░░░░░░░ Bush He s also ░░░░░░░░ co author of a ░░░░░░░░ book called The Genius ░░░░░░░░ Israel and it comes ░░░░░░░░ this November Dan first ░░░░░░░░ all a true expert ░░░░░░░░ this region and in ░░░░░░░░ the things that have ░░░░░░░░ out here for all ░░░░░░░░ time So when you ░░░░░░░░ Lindsey Graham s comments ░░░░░░░░ s calling it a ░░░░░░░░ or a holy war ░░░░░░░░ goes through your mind ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s productive right now ░░░░░░░░ a variety of reasons ░░░░░░░░ the least of which ░░░░░░░░ some of the out ░░░░░░░░ outspoken voices right now ░░░░░░░░ Israel are Israeli Arabs ░░░░░░░░ solidarity with Israeli Jews ░░░░░░░░ the threat from Hamas ░░░░░░░░ got a text message ░░░░░░░░ other day from a ░░░░░░░░ of mine who s ░░░░░░░░ actor in Tel Aviv ░░░░░░░░ Arab Muslim who is ░░░░░░░░ horrified about what s ░░░░░░░░ A friend of his ░░░░░░░░ Israeli Arab is one ░░░░░░░░ the people who ve ░░░░░░░░ taken hostage There s ░░░░░░░░ very prominent woman on ░░░░░░░░ of the local Israeli ░░░░░░░░ channels Lucy Arash who ░░░░░░░░ Israeli Arab who went ░░░░░░░░ the air and instead ░░░░░░░░ speaking Hebrew or Arabic ░░░░░░░░ made a statement in ░░░░░░░░ because she wanted the ░░░░░░░░ to see and she ░░░░░░░░ to send a message ░░░░░░░░ Hamas to say We ░░░░░░░░ with Israel We stand ░░░░░░░░ our fellow citizens in ░░░░░░░░ when you re going ░░░░░░░░ attack like this And ░░░░░░░░ I think the sense ░░░░░░░░ Israel and the diversity ░░░░░░░░ Israel is sometimes not ░░░░░░░░ of a spotlight is ░░░░░░░░ on it It s ░░░░░░░░ diverse country that s ░░░░░░░░ incredible solidarity right now ░░░░░░░░ I just don t ░░░░░░░░ this language is necessary ░░░░░░░░ Yeah and it seems ░░░░░░░░ almost play into Hamas ░░░░░░░░ at this point They ░░░░░░░░ this to be seen ░░░░░░░░ a religious war SENOR ░░░░░░░░ I mean look I ░░░░░░░░ the country s united ░░░░░░░░ we re about to ░░░░░░░░ through a very difficult ░░░░░░░░ in the next few ░░░░░░░░ These past few days ░░░░░░░░ been very difficult and ░░░░░░░░ just think that rhetoric ░░░░░░░░ So when Israeli Prime ░░░░░░░░ Netanyahu he has vowed ░░░░░░░░ quote crush and eliminate ░░░░░░░░ a lot of people ░░░░░░░░ saying that taking Hamas ░░░░░░░░ of the picture is ░░░░░░░░ but the question I ░░░░░░░░ is what happens in ░░░░░░░░ next Do you get ░░░░░░░░ sense that the Israeli ░░░░░░░░ has a plan or ░░░░░░░░ prepared for SENOR For ░░░░░░░░ Hamas is gone PHILLIP ░░░░░░░░ SENOR Not right now ░░░░░░░░ Yeah SENOR All this ░░░░░░░░ very quickly obviously One ░░░░░░░░ argue that the ground ░░░░░░░░ or the operations generally ░░░░░░░░ have been ramped up ░░░░░░░░ I think Prime Minister ░░░░░░░░ was trying to form ░░░░░░░░ national unity government which ░░░░░░░░ did today he announced ░░░░░░░░ today So he has ░░░░░░░░ war cabinet in place ░░░░░░░░ is important to have ░░░░░░░░ of other parties in ░░░░░░░░ government in the war ░░░░░░░░ before they commit a ░░░░░░░░ number of troops But ░░░░░░░░ I would go back ░░░░░░░░ President Biden s speech ░░░░░░░░ which was very powerful ░░░░░░░░ he compared Hamas to ░░░░░░░░ repeatedly Now Hamas ISIS ░░░░░░░░ on the scene in ░░░░░░░░ out of the wreckage ░░░░░░░░ Syria and Iraq And ░░░░░░░░ three administrations the Obama ░░░░░░░░ the Trump Administration and ░░░░░░░░ Biden Administration there was ░░░░░░░░ systemic effort to not ░░░░░░░░ degrade ISIS capabilities but ░░░░░░░░ wipe ISIS out including ░░░░░░░░ its senior leadership In ░░░░░░░░ world would anyone ever ░░░░░░░░ we d say Well ░░░░░░░░ re going to fight ░░░░░░░░ ISIS but at the ░░░░░░░░ of it we ll ░░░░░░░░ some territory and they ░░░░░░░░ operate Hopefully they won ░░░░░░░░ be so as aggressive ░░░░░░░░ we ll learn to ░░░░░░░░ to live with them ░░░░░░░░ course not And so ░░░░░░░░ President Biden says Hamas ░░░░░░░░ ISIS the message is ░░░░░░░░ needs to be taken ░░░░░░░░ It needs to be ░░░░░░░░ out It cannot be ░░░░░░░░ for running Gaza And ░░░░░░░░ military capabilities that it ░░░░░░░░ its peer terrorist groups ░░░░░░░░ have to be wiped ░░░░░░░░ Where you go after ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ big challenge It s ░░░░░░░░ big challenge for Israel ░░░░░░░░ it s a big ░░░░░░░░ for the region self ░░░░░░░░ David Duke, okay?
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