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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
The cascading effect of the numbers being reduced were not the Iraqis saying, 'We can't have all that many troops,' it was that our own White House was saying, 'We just don't agree with the commander's recommendation.'
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham criticizes the White House for reducing troop numbers against military recommendations.

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