Last December, when Trump made it clear that he wanted to end the US troop presence in Syria and let the people of the region take care of their own problems, Graham took to an accommodating media (across the supposed ideological spectrum) to slam, damn, and threaten the president for even entertaining such a thought.

"Withdrawal of this small American force in Syria would be a huge Obama-like mistake," Tweeted Graham on December 19, 2018. It was a typical neocon act of duplicity: how could Obama be blamed for "withdrawal" when he's the one who got us into Syria in the first place? Getting out would be the anti-Obama – but Graham never lets facts get in the way of his neocon hysteria.

Graham followed up with this threat in his typical theatrical style:

President Trump – I will help you any way I can … but because you're a Republican, I'm not going to ignore what I believe…I'm going to give you an honest evaluation. I was willing to support a Democrat if he followed sound military advice. I'm willing to fight a Republican if you don't.