Political Quotes

On the recordApril 13, 2010
We are not fighting crime. We are not fighting the Mafia. We are fighting an international, sometimes unorganized, organization called al Qaeda who is bent on our destruction.
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the difference between fighting crime and combating terrorism.

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