{"id":696113,"date":"2021-08-29T11:05:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-29T15:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=696113"},"modified":"2021-08-29T11:05:56","modified_gmt":"2021-08-29T15:05:56","slug":"sen-graham-we-should-take-back-bagram-afb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-graham-we-should-take-back-bagram-afb\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Graham: We should take back Bagram AFB"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsen-graham-we-should-take-back-bagram-afb%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=696113&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2503469\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2503469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 20: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 7:52 AM PT \u2013 Sunday, August 29, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he believes the U.S. should take back Bagram Air Force Base. In an interview on Saturday, Graham asserted the base is an ideal location to fly Americans out of Afghanistan. He also said Bagram would be required to keep tabs on the Taliban and prevent terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBagram was a great evacuation platform. It has multiple runways,\u201d explained Graham. \u201cIt\u2019s out in the middle of nowhere, and you can take that airbase tonight if you wanted to. If you had any will in the White House, militarily, we can take Bagram Air Base.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, despite Graham\u2019s stance, top military leaders claimed the base wouldn\u2019t be worth the troop numbers to retake it. The U.S. abandoned Bagram in the middle of the night in July to hand it to the Afghan military, who eventually surrendered the base to the Taliban weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey need to have a footprint to continue to get people out and you can make the Taliban\u2019s life difficult. But, we are choosing to do none of that,\u201d said Graham.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The retaking of Bagram would put our military at risk, but I think those involved in the operation would gladly accept that risk because it would restore our honor as a nation and save lives.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LindseyGrahamSC\/status\/1430908535781478408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/pentagon-admits-taliban-released-thousands-of-isis-k-prisoners\/\">Pentagon Admits Taliban Released Thousands Of ISIS-K Prisoners<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 20: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on December 20, 2018 in Washington, D.C. 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