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Lindsey Graham: “I do believe that if you are going to give a man or woman the power to send someone in battle and to literally go and…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2013
I do believe that if you are going to give a man or woman the power to send someone in battle and to literally go and die, that we should trust their judgment when it comes to disciplining that unit.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes the importance of trusting military leaders' judgment in discipline.

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