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On the recordMarch 11, 2014
Would you agree that Afghanistan is the central front in that battle, because this is where it all started?
Said by
Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham asserts Afghanistan's critical role in the fight against terrorism.

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