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Lindsey Graham: “Do you agree just as important as having troops there as a residual force, we should probably come up with a game plan…”

On the recordMarch 21, 2017
Do you agree just as important as having troops there as a residual force, we should probably come up with a game plan to reconstruct Iraq so we would have leverage in Baghdad, not just troops, but an assistance plan for the Iraqi's?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham advocates for a reconstruction plan for Iraq alongside military presence.

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