Lindsey Graham: “It offends me when people suggest that we're the British Empire of a…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2014

It offends me when people suggest that we're the British Empire of a long time ago or the Russians.

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Graham defends the U.S. presence in Afghanistan against comparisons to historical occupations.

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Lindsey Graham: “It offends me when people suggest that we're the British Empire of a long time ago or the Russians.”