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On the recordMarch 21, 2012
I think we would be buying in terms of costs a lot more than the cost of staying and getting it right.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Senator Graham argues that failing in Afghanistan would lead to greater future costs.

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