Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) reiterated his call for the United States to "up its game" when dealing with radical Islam Tuesday on "Happening Now."
The senior senator from South Carolina was emphatic on the point, declaring the national security failures of Benghazi and Boston underscore the need for citizens to reject the Obama Administration narrative that "Bin Laden is dead, the wars are receding and we are all safe":
JENNA LEE: Let's talk a little bit about what you had to say about radical Islam. You say we need to up our game. What specifically do you mean by upping our game against radical Islam?
LINDSEY GRAHAM: The first thing we need to do is reject the narrative of this administration that Bin Laden is dead, the wars are receding and we are all safe. They've been trying to suggest since the death of Bin Laden that Al-Qaida is basically being dismantled, and the wars are receding. What do I mean by upping our game? Making sure that when the ambassador in Libya tells the State Department, and the Department of Defense, that Al-Qaida flags are flying over Benghazi, "I can't defend my consulate against a coordinated attack," that you do something about it. That when a consulate is under attack an and ambassador is missing for seven and a half hours you have the ability to go to their rescue, and after the fact you don't lie to the American people. When it comes to Boston, how in the world could we have missed these two guys? The Russians told us about the older brother. My problem with this administration is that their policies are failing. They do not -- they do not believe that we are at war. They ignored signs and warning inks from Libya. We haven't had one person detained as an enemy combatant for intelligence gathering purposes since he's been president. When we read these people their Miranda Rights and give them a lawyer the only way you can gather intelligence is if the terror suspect and the lawyer will allow you to do so. Intelligence gathering through plea bargaining is not going to make us safe.