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On the recordMarch 23, 2015
Let us make this relevant to the American people. From our own national security interest, a Sunni-Shia conflict of great depth and breadth is not good for us. Do we all agree with that?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes the importance of addressing sectarian conflicts for U.S. national security.

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