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On the recordNovember 14, 2011
I asked Admiral Mullen, your predecessor, what is the risk of an Arab-Kurdish conflict over the oil reserves around Kirkuk in terms of a conflict if we are not present. He said it was high.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham references Admiral Mullen's assessment of conflict risk without U.S. presence.

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