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Lindsey Graham: I think the cost of the Afghan Army at that level's going to be $3 or $4 billion, at the very minimum.

On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
I think the cost of the Afghan Army at that level's going to be $3 or $4 billion, at the very minimum.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the financial burden of building the Afghan army.

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