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Lindsey Graham: “The reason I do not want to torture anyone is because that is not who we are about and it hurts us more than it helps…”

On the recordApril 22, 2013
The reason I do not want to torture anyone is because that is not who we are about and it hurts us more than it helps us.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Stressing the importance of American values in warfare.

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