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On the recordMarch 4, 2014
It started with Benghazi, when you kill Americans and nobody pays a price, you invite this type of aggression.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham blames U.S. foreign policy, specifically referencing Benghazi, for the crisis in Ukraine.

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