U.S. Senator Lindsay Graham has called for the withdrawal of U.S. Air Force bases and aircraft from Spain, citing Spain's failure to support the United States and Israel in its war against Iran.
"In order for our allies to act, we must withdraw our air bases from Spain. They are unreliable. Move all these aircraft to a country that allows us to use them when we are threatened by regimes like Iran.
To our friends in Spain: Guys, you're on the wrong track. I don't want to deal with you anymore. I hope our bases, our air bases, are withdrawn from Spain and moved to a country that allows us to use them.
To our Arab friends: I tried to help you build a new Middle East. Now you need to step up. I can't go back to South Carolina and say we are fighting while you don't fight openly. Everything you are doing behind the scenes must stop. The double-dealing of the Arab world on these issues must end. I'm going back to South Carolina. I will ask them to send their children to the Middle East. My expectations for you in the Middle East - our friends, as well as Saudi Arabia and elsewhere - are to step forward and say: This is my fight. I join the U.S. line. I publicly participate in overthrowing this regime. If you don't do this, you will make a big mistake and lose the opportunity to build a better relationship with the United States. I am saying this as a friend."
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