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Lindsey Graham: “On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it for Iraq to end well, become stable, and not be a satellite state of Iran?”

On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it for Iraq to end well, become stable, and not be a satellite state of Iran?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the critical importance of Iraq's stability for national security.

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