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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
Would it be in our national security interest to open up transportation routes in the north to get supplies and equipment into Afghanistan without having to send everything through Pakistan?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham advocates for alternative supply routes to Afghanistan for national security.

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