TOUGH TALK – AT 1:31 P.M. ET:  I don't agree with Lindsey Graham on everything, but on national defense he's one of the few expert voices left in the Senate.  And he is urging real toughness against our enemies.  From CBS News:

Sen. Lindsey Graham says that President Trump should embrace the anti-regime protests currently engulfing Iran and be prepared to go to war with North Korea over the country's nuclear program.

The South Carolina Republican, who has grown closer to Mr. Trump in recent months, told "Face the Nation" guest host Major Garrett on Sunday that the president is doing well when it comes to foreign policy. A noted foreign policy hawk, Graham also said that Mr. Trump should use the opportunity provided by the Iran protests to explain on television why the Iranian nuclear deal is "bad for the world."

"So if I were President Trump, I would have a nationwide address pretty soon explaining why the Iranian nuclear deal is a bad deal for the world, what a better deal would look like, and urge Congress and the European allies to get a better deal with Iran -- before it's too late," Graham said.

When asked if it might be counterproductive for the U.S. to endorse the protests, Graham dismissed that thinking as "the Obama approach."

"If I were Trump, I'd do the exact opposite of Obama," Graham said. "Obama said, 'I don't want to get involved, I don't want mess up the chance of getting a deal with Iran.' Well, the deal with Iran hasn't worked. The money didn't go to benefit the people, it went to benefit the Ayatollah and his henchmen."

COMMENT: Very refreshing to hear straight talk.  At some point the crises with North Korea, and now Iran, will come to a head.  I hope it's not too late.  These countries are inflicting the means to do terrible damage to us. 

I agree with Senator Graham.  There are two words I don't want to hear in any discussion of foreign policy:  Barack Obama. 

December 31, 2017