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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The balance that we're trying to achieve is not to put everybody in Afghanistan in jail because that's counterproductive, but to make sure that the really bad ones don't come back after 96 hours.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the need for a balanced approach to handling detainees in Afghanistan.

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