Graham to Prez Hopefuls: Say No to Isolationism

Thursday, 07 Apr 2011 11:14 AM



South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the Republican Party’s top power players on foreign affairs, wants Republican presidential candidates to avoid adopting an isolationist stance in opposing President Barack Obama, The Hill reports.

The candidates shouldn’t object to the aid we send to countries in the Mideast, and they should hold Obama’s feet to the fire to make sure he forces Libyan strong man Muammar Gadhafi from power, Graham said in a speech Wednesday.

He is concerned about the emergence of an “unholy allianceâ€