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On the recordOctober 8, 2019
This is the pre-9/11 mentality that paved the way for 9/11. What's happening in Afghanistan is no concern to us. So if he follows through with this, it would be the biggest mistake of his presidency.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham warns that the current foreign policy decisions could lead to significant consequences similar to those that preceded the 9/11 attacks.

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