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On the recordFebruary 23, 2016
The corruption and chaos there spawned the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham discusses the consequences of chaos in Iraq leading to ISIL's rise.

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