| | Ever the cocky [[beta male]], Graham had the audacity to say out loud that he was pleased with Ukrainian's willingness to "fight to the last person" as U.S. proxies<ref>https://youtu.be/cGj-cHyEhPs</ref> and publicly called for the murder and assassination of the [[head of state]] of the [[Russian Federation]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/04/republicans-slam-lindsey-graham-calling-assassination-vladimir-putin/ Republicans Slam Lindsey Graham After Calling For The Assassination Of Putin], HENRY RODGERS, ''Daily Caller'', March 04, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-marjorie-taylor-greene-jen-psaki-united-states-44025ad2591b57a77923622fb8e2da00 White House disavows Graham’s call for Putin assassination], By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ''Associated Press'', March 4, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/19/lindsey-graham-comments-dangerous-vladimir-putin-assassination/7065075001/ Lindsey Graham called for Putin's assassination. Even discussing it brings danger to US, experts say.] Grace Hauck, ''USA TODAY'', March 19, 2022.</ref> At least 73,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the ill-planned, unprepared, ill-trained, ill-timed, ill-equipped and ultimately ill-fated disaster that was the 2023 counteroffensive - a plan which Graham called "impressive."<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2023/05/30/ukraines-counteroffensive-plan-impressive-sen-graham-says-00099230</ref> Ukraine actually lost more territory while Russia gained more. | | Ever the cocky [[beta male]], Graham had the audacity to say out loud that he was pleased with Ukrainian's willingness to "fight to the last person" as U.S. proxies<ref>https://youtu.be/cGj-cHyEhPs</ref> and publicly called for the murder and assassination of the [[head of state]] of the [[Russian Federation]].<ref>[https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/04/republicans-slam-lindsey-graham-calling-assassination-vladimir-putin/ Republicans Slam Lindsey Graham After Calling For The Assassination Of Putin], HENRY RODGERS, ''Daily Caller'', March 04, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-marjorie-taylor-greene-jen-psaki-united-states-44025ad2591b57a77923622fb8e2da00 White House disavows Graham’s call for Putin assassination], By MARY CLARE JALONICK, ''Associated Press'', March 4, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/03/19/lindsey-graham-comments-dangerous-vladimir-putin-assassination/7065075001/ Lindsey Graham called for Putin's assassination. Even discussing it brings danger to US, experts say.] Grace Hauck, ''USA TODAY'', March 19, 2022.</ref> At least 73,000 Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the ill-planned, unprepared, ill-trained, ill-timed, ill-equipped and ultimately ill-fated disaster that was the 2023 counteroffensive - a plan which Graham called "impressive."<ref>https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2023/05/30/ukraines-counteroffensive-plan-impressive-sen-graham-says-00099230</ref> Ukraine actually lost more territory while Russia gained more. |