Graham Blasts Bush on Afghanistan, War on Terrorism

Graham said should he be elected president, he would restore the antiterror emphasis, which he said Bush has let lapse, by putting pressure back on the anti-American al-Qaeda network and on Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, groups aimed primarily at Israel.

"I would point out that we have virtually abandoned the war on terrorism; that we have withdrawn military and intelligence capabilities from Afghanistan and, because of that, al-Qaeda has been able to regroup; that we have not taken on the 'A' team of Hezbollah and the others in Syria and Lebanon; that we have allowed our alliances, which are going to be absolutely critical to winning the war on terrorism, to disintegrate," Graham said.

"I don't think that's a very impressive national security record."