Lindsey Graham: “We were one perceived slight or insult away from these guys shooting…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013

We were one perceived slight or insult away from these guys shooting each other, and we need to have a follow-on force to keep tensions low.

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Lindsey Graham: “We were one perceived slight or insult away from these guys shooting each other, and we need to have a follow-on force…”