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On the recordMarch 8, 2017
If the Trump administration is listening, how you take Raqqa will determine how successful we are in neutralizing Iranian influence and Russian influence.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham warns that the approach to Raqqa affects Iranian and Russian influence.

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