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Lindsey Graham: to say that there is not progress against al Qaeda in Iraq is an insult to those men and women who have brought about…

On the recordJuly 11, 2007
to say that there is not progress against al Qaeda in Iraq is an insult to those men and women who have brought about progress. It is a denial of their sacrifice.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham defends the efforts of U.S. troops in Iraq, asserting that progress has been made against al Qaeda.

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