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Lindsey Graham: “The more they have, the less they need us, is that correct? The more capable they are?”

On the recordApril 15, 2013
The more they have, the less they need us, is that correct? The more capable they are?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham discusses the relationship between Afghan forces' capabilities and U.S. presence.

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