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On the recordApril 11, 2016
It is in America's national security interest to obtain influence on every front possible in this strategically consequential region--from Kurdistan to Arab Spring countries such as Libya and most certainly in Syria when the ruling tyrant is forced to depart.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham emphasizes the importance of U.S. influence in the Middle East.

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