Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 20, 2015
I am not advocating 100,000 American troops on the ground in Syria, but I am advocating that the longer this problem goes, the more likely we are going to get hit here.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham calls for a measured U.S. military response to the ISIL threat.

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