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Lindsey Graham: If the person down the street who was caught putting an IED in the ground to kill Iraqi troops and American troops, if…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
If the person down the street who was caught putting an IED in the ground to kill Iraqi troops and American troops, if they went to jail for 30 years or got executed that might deter IEDs.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina
Source
congress.gov
Jan 23, 2007

Editor's note · Context

Suggesting harsher penalties to deter IED attacks.

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