{"id":23768,"date":"2015-02-06T17:59:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T17:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/02\/06\/graham-slams-obama-strategic-patience-push\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:01:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:01:03","slug":"graham-slams-obama-strategic-patience-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2015\/02\/06\/graham-slams-obama-strategic-patience-push\/","title":{"rendered":"Graham Slams Obama &#8216;Strategic Patience&#8217; Push"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 A potential 2016 GOP candidate and US senator is slamming a new White House national security strategy that emphasizes diplomacy and &#8220;strategic patience.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>In the introduction of the new national security strategy document, President Barack Obama writes the global &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\">challenges we face require strategic patience and persistence.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But GOP Senate Armed Services Committee member Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who is exploring a White House bid, says America&#8217;s enemies are emboldened by Obama&#8217;s approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I doubt [the Islamic State], the Iranian mullahs, or [Russian President] Vladimir Putin will be intimidated by President Obama&#8217;s strategy of &#8216;strategic patience&#8217;,&#8221; Graham said Friday in a statement. &#8220;From their point of view, the more &#8216;patience&#8217; President Obama practices, the stronger they become.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graham&#8217;s criticism is merely the latest example of the philosophic chasm on security issues between Obama and congressional hawks. 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As powerful as we are and will remain, our resources and influence are not infinite.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"7360\" height=\"4140\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635700670480983698-150304-m-fa225-002jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635700670480983698-150304-m-fa225-002jpg.jpg 7360w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635700670480983698-150304-m-fa225-002jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635700670480983698-150304-m-fa225-002jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635700670480983698-150304-m-fa225-002jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635700670480983698-150304-m-fa225-002jpg.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635700670480983698-150304-m-fa225-002jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 7360px) 100vw, 7360px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A participant draws during archery practice at the 2015 Marine Corps Trials. The competition provides opportunities for the Marines to train as athletes, while increasing their strength so they can continue their military service or develop healthy habits for life outside the service. The Marine Corps Wounded Warrior Regiment enables wounded, ill, and injured Marines to focus on their abilities and to find new avenues to thrive. The fifth annual Marine Corps Trials is being held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 3-11. Athletes will compete in archery, cycling, shooting, swimming, track, field, sitting vollyball, and wheelchair basketball.  (Photo by: Sgt. Fareeza Ali\/USMC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"background: #ffffff;\">To Graham and other hawks, Obama&#8217;s approach &#8220;<\/span><span style=\"color: #212121; background: #ffffff;\">has led to a world in chaos,&#8221; the lawmaker said.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We now confront a growing threat from radical Islamists intent on striking the American homeland as well as wreaking havoc on the Middle East, Iranian mullahs intent on obtaining nuclear weapons capability, strengthened dictatorships in Russia and Cuba, and the poorest relationship with Israel in decades,&#8221; Graham said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The consequences of Obama&#8217;s &#8216;strategic patience&#8217; are an America that is less secure and at greater risk,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Applying more &#8216;patience&#8217; to President Obama&#8217;s failed foreign policy just prolongs failure.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i><span style=\"background: white;\">email: <\/span><\/i><a href=\"mailto:jbennett@defensenews.com\"><i><span style=\"background: white;\">jbennett@defensenews.com<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"background: white;\">Twitter:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BennettJohnT\"><span style=\"color: #5b9bd5; background: white;\">@bennettjohnt<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A potential 2016 GOP candidate and US senator is slamming a new White House national security strategy that emphasizes diplomacy and &#8220;strategic patience.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":51778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":8,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[8,33,19],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1090],"class_list":["post-23768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-congress","category-home","category-pentagon"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"LFXZ5AZ2CNDJNFWMCRE4NK3GUM","arc_canonical_url":"\/congress\/2015\/02\/06\/graham-slams-obama-strategic-patience-push\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Graham Slams Obama &#039;Strategic Patience&#039; Push - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A potential 2016 GOP candidate and US senator is slamming a new White House national security strategy that emphasizes diplomacy and &quot;strategic patience.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2015\/02\/06\/graham-slams-obama-strategic-patience-push\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Graham Slams Obama &#039;Strategic Patience&#039; Push\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A potential 2016 GOP candidate and US senator is slamming a new White House national security strategy that emphasizes diplomacy and &quot;strategic patience.&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2015\/02\/06\/graham-slams-obama-strategic-patience-push\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-02-06T17:59:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-07T22:01:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"John T. 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