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On the recordJanuary 23, 2007
So, it's your belief that Iran is trying to, basically, drive us out of Iraq so they would, I guess, be a winner, if we left?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Inquiring about Iran's motivations regarding U.S. presence in Iraq.

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