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On the recordApril 23, 2018
I support them a hundred percent on military funding increases, but I just want the subcommittee to know that, as a Republican, I believe that soft power, for lack of a better term, is the key to winning the war as much as hard power.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the importance of soft power alongside military funding.

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