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On the recordJanuary 7, 2020
I find this whole idea that somehow the national security team did not have a good basis to hit this guy ridiculous.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Senator Graham defends the decision to target Qasem Soleimani.

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