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On the recordJune 22, 2010
I have been a military officer most of my adult life, and there's lines you can't cross. Those lines were crossed.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Senator Graham comments on the poor judgment exhibited by General McChrystal.

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