Lindsey Graham: “If we were to fail in stopping ISIL, I think you will see an expansion…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2015

If we were to fail in stopping ISIL, I think you will see an expansion of ISIL not only across the Middle East but outside the Middle East.

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Graham warns about the consequences of failing to stop ISIL's expansion.

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