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On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
If it were up to the Kurds, there would be 50,000 American troops in Kurdistan.
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes Kurdish support for U.S. troops in Iraq.

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