Lindsey Graham said "Bottom line is it's going to be tough, it's going to be difficult, in many ways harder than Iraq." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 26, 2009

Bottom line is it's going to be tough, it's going to be difficult, in many ways harder than Iraq.

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Graham acknowledges the challenges ahead in Afghanistan compared to Iraq.

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