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On the recordApril 26, 2022
It is just ridiculous to say that we are safer by letting the Taliban take over Afghanistan, and that women have any upside.
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham criticizes the notion that the U.S. is safer after leaving Afghanistan.

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