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Lindsey Graham: “If the Trump administration is listening, how you take Raqqa will determine how successful we are in neutralizing…”

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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