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Lindsey Graham: “One of the themes of the testimony from General Petraeus is that after the surge has progressed to this stage, the…”

On the recordApril 9, 2008
One of the themes of the testimony from General Petraeus is that after the surge has progressed to this stage, the biggest threat to Iraqi stability is no longer al-Qaida or sectarian violence but special groups trained by the Iranian Government sent back into Iraq to destabilize this effort of moderation.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Questioning Senator Lieberman about Iran's involvement in Iraq during a discussion on stability.

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