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Lindsey Graham: It is sad. It would have been sad to have lost in Iraq. It would have been devastating.

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
It is sad. It would have been sad to have lost in Iraq. It would have been devastating.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Reflecting on the implications of military decisions in Iraq.

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