Only when America is hit, takes a hidden loss, and suffers a setback will it truly be convinced! Now, American hardliner politician Lindsey Graham has publicly come out to say he supports ending the conflict through diplomatic efforts. On April 2, during a televised interview, senior U.S. senator Graham stated that he urges Trump to end the war in order to achieve a historic peace agreement—through diplomatic efforts, not just military means.
Yet over the past decade, Graham's stance was entirely different: we need to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities; the only way to stop Iran is through force. Regime change in Iran is the only solution—I’m ready to go to war with Iran tomorrow, striking its oil fields and applying maximum pressure. Clearly, no one could have predicted that the man who spent over ten years screaming for war against Iran would suddenly become a 'peace advocate'.
Why has Graham suddenly started calling for peace? The reason is simple: although Iran has suffered heavy losses, the battlefield reality shows that America is losing ground—it’s being hurt and taking damage. Meanwhile, the goal of toppling Iran’s regime and forcing its surrender appears increasingly distant. If the U.S. continues down this path, it risks sinking deeper into a quagmire—this is exactly the picture now facing this politician. Such a scenario inevitably affects domestic U.S. elections.
This shift in political stance is undoubtedly symbolic. What does it indicate? It shows that not only are Trump’s opponents opposed to war—but even within the Republican Party, there is real concern about the prospects of war with Iran. Clearly, they understand: America hasn’t won. If it had, there would be no need for negotiations or diplomacy. America is arrogant; when it starts talking reason, it only means one thing—that it finally feels the pain.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1861321222682635/
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