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Lindsey Graham: “Do you agree with me that what you see with ISIL, its presence in Iraq and Syria and now Libya and throughout the entire…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2015
Do you agree with me that what you see with ISIL, its presence in Iraq and Syria and now Libya and throughout the entire region, is a predictable result or outcome of our decision not to leave troops behind in Iraq.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham links ISIL's rise to the decision not to maintain troops in Iraq.

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