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On the recordApril 22, 2013
The purpose of the law of war is to win the war, is to neutralize the enemy, to gather intelligence.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Distinguishing the law of war from domestic criminal law.

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