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Lindsey Graham: They thought that the problem was 30 percent the Taliban, and 70 percent the Afghan Government.

On the recordMarch 22, 2010
They thought that the problem was 30 percent the Taliban, and 70 percent the Afghan Government.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham shares local leaders' views on the dynamics of power in Afghanistan.

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