I honestly did not believe that he would run, but Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) will make it official today.
“I want to be president to defeat the enemies trying to kill us, not just penalize them or criticize them or contain them, but defeat them,” Graham will say from his home town of Central, S.C., according to remarks provided by his political team.
“Ronald Reagan’s policy of ‘peace through strength’ kept America safe during the Cold War,” Graham will say. “But we will never enjoy peaceful co-existence with radical Islam because its followers are committed to destroying us and our way of life. However, America can have ‘security through strength.’ ”
Lindsey Graham 2016: I want to be president to defeat the enemies trying to kill us.
As far as I know, no one has proposed that we should not defeat those who are trying to kill us, but crushing evil with lapel pins is Lindsey Graham's raison d'etre.
This is pure speculation, but I believe the underlying motive behind Graham's candidacy is to attack Rand Paul at every opportunity with no genuine hope or intention of actually winning.