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On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
I would argue that we need to be looking at Syria through the same prism, that people are literally being slaughtered.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes the need for intervention in Syria similar to Libya to prevent atrocities.

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