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On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
But we have a national security interest still in Iraq, right? So it's in our national security interest to know what's going on inside that country.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the importance of intelligence in Iraq for U.S. security.

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