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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
If you think it is Vietnam, if you really believe we are in Vietnam, you should cut off funding.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham compares the situation in Iraq to Vietnam regarding funding and military engagement.

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