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On the recordJune 6, 2017
if you cut the State Department's budget, you better buy me more ammo because soft power is basically important to the overall cause.
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Graham highlights the importance of soft power in military strategy.

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