CNN —GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday called Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin “naive” for believing further civilian casualties in Gaza could produce even more insurgents and said he has “lost all confidence” in him.
“He’s so naive, I mean I just lost all confidence in this guy,” Graham told CNN’s Dana Bash, adding later, “This is a radicalized population.
And if you drive them into the arms of the enemy, you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat,” Austin said.
Graham, on “State of the Union,” disagreed: “Strategic defeat would be inflaming the Palestinians?
“No Republican is telling Israel to change your military tactics.”
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