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On the recordMay 12, 2009
The Geneva Convention to me has always been a warehousing agreement between the signatory nations.
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham describes his interpretation of the Geneva Convention's purpose.

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