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On the recordFebruary 3, 2016
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe 5,500 is the best military configuration at the end of 2016.
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham expresses doubt about the military's recommended troop level in Afghanistan.

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