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On the recordJune 3, 2014
I was offended by an attempt, by administration officials to try to make the case that releasing those five Taliban leaders might seem - be seen in some way as a gesture of good will or reconciliation in post-war Afghanistan.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham criticizes the administration's rationale for releasing Taliban leaders.

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