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On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
If you want to be safe against radical Islam, you need to be in their backyard so they're not in our backyard.
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham advocates for proactive military presence to prevent threats from radical Islam.

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