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On the recordJune 14, 2010
On a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being not so significant and 10 being very significant, what would Taliban control of part or all of Afghanistan mean to us, national security-wise?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Graham questions the significance of potential Taliban control in Afghanistan.

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