Will get the message. The United States of america will make it as difficult as possible for you to move money around. We can do that. Can say to every bank in the world, if you do business with iran, you will not do business with the United States. I am going to break the rules. I wanted to ask you, because i am the father of two daughters. If you were to become president , what would you do to be a role model for their futures . , very much, i hope that i am a role model every day full top i hope my parents taught me integrity and hard work as the foundation for a good life. People will realize that is not that women are better. Han men full to women are 53 of this mode, half of the nation. They have as much to contribute as men do. We need to be a country where everyone, regardless of their gender, can contribute. We do not have that nation today and that is what drives me crazy. I cant keep you long. Otherwise they are going to throw me out of here. To keepina i need doing what i have been doing. I will get up there and talk to as many people as possible. As people get to know me and hear what i have to say, and how i willapproach problems, keep introducing myself to more and more voters. There is one more question. I lied. You have do you have a favorite food . Ms. Fiorina this is the first bite i have had, that so far, it is iowa sweetcorn, for sure you won the bet. I will donate to your campaign. Ms. Fiorina good job. Thank you. [indiscernible] ms. Fiorina you can help. You can talk. That works. Thank you. [indiscernible] jeb bush appears on friday. He talks about how young people are affected by government. Ms. Fiorina there you go. Yay thank you so much. Get a picture. Get a picture. My granddaughter goes to iowa state. What are you going to do to target the younger generations . They are very, very liberal. Ms. Fiorina they are all here to go where they are and use the media they use. We have to use them, and have them help us. Do you have a card or something . Of course it is. How are you doing . Man . Re you, young did your dad drag you here . Ld you rather be doing right now . [indiscernible] have fun. A do you want a picture . Thank you. [indiscernible] uh oh our road to the white house coverage continues, live from the iowa state fair on cspan, cspan radio, and cspan. Org. As the candidates week at the senatortuesday morning, marco rubio and governor john kasich. On wednesday, rick perry will speak at 11 00. On friday afternoon, it is senator ted cruz. And on saturday it is bobby jindal and Chris Christie at 1 00. 2016, takingaign you on the road to the white house. 10 years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the gulf coast, forcing millions of people from their homes. Members of the Recovery Team recoveryiefing on the efforts over the last 10 years. That is live, starting at 11 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan 2. We look at u. S. Policy in the arctic. 1 30 p. M. E at eastern, also on cspan 2. Andouth carolina senator candidate Lindsey Graham spoke at the soap box at the i was state fair. Return ifroops would he was made president. He speaks for 20 minutes. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Welcome to the Des Moines Register political soapbox. Our next speaker is u. S. Senator Lindsey Graham, who is seeking the republican nomination for the presidency. Officefirst elected to as a state representative in South Carolina when he was elected to the u. S. House. He was elected senator in 2002, and has been reelected twice for that office. He has served active duty in the air force reserves. 33was in the reserves for years, retiring just a couple months ago. He will get a special introduction today from his sister, darlene. [applause] darline it is my honor to introduce you to someone very special today. My brother, Lindsey Graham. Lindsay and i grew up in a small awn in southern carolina in not one bedroom, but one realm in the back of our parents home, liquor store, and a bar. Eight and ate everything in that room. Our parents worked long and hard hours and instilled a strong work ethic and values in both of us. As we got older, our mother got sick. He stayed by her side. Now that i am the age that she was, i realize how sick she was. She was scared and worried about her children. Wasow that lindsey constantly reassuring her, so she could have a little piece. A little peace. He has doneing that for me throughout the years, he has never let me down. He has always been by my side. I truly believe, that if elected president , he will work harder and be more dedicated to this country than anyone else. He knows what it is like to struggle and overcome diversity overcome adversity. And i truly believe he will never let this country down. Just like he never let me down. Dsey, i am truly proud of you and you mean the world to me. It is truly my honor to introduce somebody that means the world to me. My brother, Lindsey Graham. [applause] senator graham we have the wrong graham running. How about a round of applause for my sister, darlene. [applause] like she said, we grew up in a pool hall, a bar, and a liquor store. I am eminently qualified to be president of the United States. I ran at the pool room as a kid. A bunch of liars running the pool room. I know the iranians are liars. Darlene means the world to me. When i was 21, my mom passed. When i was 22, my dad passed. We moved in with our aunt and uncle. I do not know what we would have done without my family, and friends, and faith. I am so proud of my sister. She has two daughters. A guy from new jersey. Nobody is perfect. My parents proud, we got a Social Security check up about 300. That meant the world to our family. Darlene was a minor and was able to get a check. I know what it is like to need Social Security. Anybody on Social Security . Anybody need their check . I am 60 and i am not married, and i do not have any kids. Ofi have to give up some mine, i would. Mosteople who need it the are not going to have it if we do not make decisions in our country pretty quick. I want to talk to you about three things. Terrorists, too much de too few jobs. As to the terrorists, if i am president of the United States, we are going to go back to iraq and we are going to pound these guys to the ground. And we are not going to leave until the job is done. [applause] senator graham and if you think you can defend this nation without some soldiers going back to get it right this time, i do not know what movie you are looking at. We left iraq way too soon. I know it has been 10 years, but it is hard. It is hard to build people up who have never known anything but heartache and hatred. President obama was told by his military commanders we need to leave a force behind. He said no and the rest is history. Bush made mistakes. Obama made mistakes. I made mistakes. The biggest mistake we could make is let them get stronger over there. They are coming here. 3500 soldiers is not enough. We need 10,000. We need to take the fight to isil. Aviation couple of battalions and trainers. We are going to need air controllers to drop bombs on the right people. And then, you have to go to syria. If we do not hit them there, they are coming here. I dont know how to destroy issa isil without some american ground component. This is not working from the air. Here is what i would do as president. I would send more troops back to iraq. I would go to the arabs and the in the region and say we are going to use your armies and we and youre going to pay for this war because we paid for the last two. We go to the turks and the egyptians and the jordanians and the saudis. We would put together a Regional Force and we would be about 10 of it. Kill going into syria and every one of these guys we can find and hold the territory. [applause] when it comes to radical islam, whatever it takes as long as it takes. I have been to iraq and afghanistan 35 times. I have been in the military for 33 years. If we do not do the things i have described, the second 9 11 is coming our way. There are more terrorists and more safe havens and more weapons than at any time before 9 11. I dont know how to defend the nation with all of us sitting over here. Thisnot know how to defend nation by destroying our military. Anybody in the army . One. Senator graham thank you. We have the Smallest Army since 1940. Does that make sense to you . No. Senator graham we have the Smallest Navy since 1915. If i am commanderinchief we will rebuild the army. [applause] senator graham if you do not understand that we need Ground Forces to go in on the ground in iraq and syria to destroy isil, you are not ready for this job. As to the iranians, i will get you a better deal. How many of you believe they have been trying to build a power plant, and not a bomb . Well, good. You were all right. How many think he has been trying to build a bomb . How many think he might actually use it . What are we doing . . Hat are we doing as a nation if you believe that the radical ayatollah would use a bomb if he had it, why would you give him a pathway to it . We are giving him a pathway and the money to do it. This is nuts. This is the biggest miscalculation sense hitler. It is not between a lousy deal and a war, it is between a lousy deal and a better deal. We need a commander in chief that they will respect. The problem is, nobody respects the current commander in chief. You know how you got a bad deal . You elected somebody president who has never run a Lemonade Stand or bought a car. We to reengage in the middle east. Better deal. U a i will go to iran and say, if you want a Nuclear Power plant, you can have it. But it is going to be small for peaceful purposes. You will not get a penny of money for another bullet or another bullet until you stop destabilizing the region and trying to kill our friends and israel. [applause] senator graham and if you want a war, you are going to lose. It is up to you. I do not want a war with anybody, but i am not going to sit on the sidelines and watch our country be walked over and walked over and walked over. I am not going to be a commander in chief that allows the enemies of our nation, like iran, to have the weapons to kill millions of us one day. Last time the u. S. Won a war . Senator graham when was the last time we won a war . Iraq in 2009. That was not a war. Senator graham at the end of the day we were at war. That was not a declared war senator graham do you believe we are at war . I think were at war. With radical islam. Presbyterians here . Yeah. Senator graham you were predestined to be here. Thanks for coming. [laughter] senator graham how many of you believe that we are in a religious war . I do. What more do they have to do before you believe what they say . Make new york a mentor in chief, and we will keep them from coming back here again. Make mee commanderinchief and i will have the back of the 1 that are doing the fighting for the rest of us. Make me be commander in chief and our nation will be respected again. Make me commanderinchief because we need one that knows what the hell they are doing. The second thing that we need to do is get the nation out of debt. Does that make sense . We are on the road to greece. We are 18 trillion in debt. How do you get that . Bipartisanship. Both parties spend more than you are giving them to spend. Do you know what drives the debt . The baby boomer retirement. Anybody born from 1946 to 1964 . Anybody born after 1964 . We want our money. [laughter] senator graham 80 million of us are going to retire in at the next 25 years and we are going to wipe out medicare and Social Security. Remember Ronald Reagan . Ronald reagan rebuilt our military and put our enemies on notice and we were respected again. But he sat down with tip oneill and he adjusted the retirement age to save Social Security from bankruptcy. That needs to be done again. I will be the Ronald Reagan, if you can find me a tip bone meal oneill. I want to work with democrats. I am running to be the republican nominee, but i want to be the president of all of us. Tell me how you can save this country without the parties working together . Tell me how you can fix medicare and Social Security without anybody on the other side helping you . You cannot. Ronald reagan and tip oneill had a drink every night. When i am president we will drink more. [applause] senator graham and after a couple drinks, we are going to stop the bs and we are going to work together. If you are president of the United States, you should openly embrace the other side if they will work with you. Folks, we are running out of time. The American Dream is going to die on our watch, if we do not do something about it. The enemies of our nation are getting stronger as i speak. There is no problem without a solution, but let me tell you the commonality. Then i will take questions. Some of us have to sacrifice to save the nation. Fighting the war, you have to be willing to go back. I know you will. What more sacrifice can you make to go over there, so they do not have to come here . As to the rest of us, are we willing to sacrifice a little bit for our country . Yes. Senator graham i am. I make 175,000 a year. I will take less from Social Security because i can afford it and give it to people who need it the most. Im willing to sit down with democrats and fix immigration, instead of feeling about it all the damn time. Once you secure the border and control who gets a job, with the 11 million, lets be practical. Nobody wants the crooks. The rest can stay but you have to learn our language. Pay taxes and get in the back of the line and keep your nose clean. The reason i want to be your president is that this country has been incredibly good to me. As a young man, i was bitter. Why was my life turned upside down . Ng myas i affected by losi parents when i was 22 . The older i got, the more i understood that it was not about what i lost. It is what i had. I had both arabs who loved me. How many people miss country have one parent, maybe . I have family. How many people have nobody . Friends and was loved and was taken care of. I am a republican. I believe in limited government, wreckst of us are one car away from needing somebody to help you. So, if i get to be your president , were going to do the hard things, and we are going to do them together because we are all in this together. Thank you very much. [applause] thank you for being here today. You said in the past that it is important to give girls a chance in other parts of the world to create a better life for themselves. Senator graham right. If elected president , would you create a president ial initiative to focus on Global Early Childhood Development and nutrition . He asked aham question about helping other people. When you are 18 trillion in debt, you cannot be everything to everybody. Does that make sense . But you are not going to save this country and defeat radical islam by dropping bombs alone. Do you want to part radical islam . Wantu want to get you to give these guys a real punch in the gut . Let a young girl go to school. Let a mother have a say about her children. If i am president , were going to kill those guys. We are going to do Something Else as well. Were going to build up other people. I have been there 35 times. I know there are plenty of people over there who want the things that you want. When i am the president of the United States we will build up others. A small schoolhouse educating a poor girl will do more damage to radical islam than anything that i can think of. This is a generational struggle. Let me tell you how it ends. We win and they lose, but it will take a lot. [indiscernible] senator graham he said, why do we need a bigger navy because the terrorists have no ships. Do you know why we need a bigger maybe . We need a bigger navy if we are going to pivot to asia. What do you pivot with . A rowboat . More going to be spending on our National Defense than any time, central were true. The reason i want a bigger navy is to be sure that china knows that we still exist. Weiss china doing what they are doing . Building islands over resource rich territory held by others . Because they can. When obama drew a redline against the side, he crossed it, and nothing happened. Putin and china took that as weakness. I want to rebuild a larger navy . I want putin to know. I want to rebuild our defenses like Ronald Reagan, get us out of debt, balance the budget, and take the fight not only to isolate, but let putin know you are not going to walk all over our friends. Remember when we signed the deal with the ukraine to give up Nuclear Weapons . We guaranteed their sovereignty. Putin stepped all over that. We are to take natural gas and sell it to our friends in europe to undercut his monopoly. We are to give weapons to the defend so they can themselves. We are going to rebuild nato so that he knows that america is back. That is why we need a bigger navy. Right here. [indiscernible] senator graham alzheimers, yes, sir. [indiscernible]. Y wife died senator graham ok, i got it. Many of you are willing to spend more money on Alzheimers Research . How many of you are willing to spend more money on education . That if of you realize we do not reform entitlements, we are not going to have money to spend on anything . I am all for helping alzheimers because it is a big cause. It is a terrible disease that can maybe be cared, at least liked it. I lost my uncle. Heres what i want to tell you. Are there any farmers here . We do not have any money left if we do not deal with the retirement of the baby boomers. Money1, all of the collected from taxes goes to pay medicare, medicaid, and to pay the debt. If you do not adjust the age of retirement, there is no money left