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On the recordFebruary 14, 2018
It does matter because the groups that are in that area, ISIS, JNIM [Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin], and the like--some of these have aspirations to conduct things regionally, as well as into Europe and into our Homeland.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the importance of preventing the Sahel from becoming a failed state due to terrorist threats.

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