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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Do you agree with me that one of the worst possible outcomes is for the United States to release somebody from Guantanamo Bay to go back to the fight to kill an American SEAL, or anyone else?
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes the risks of releasing detainees from Guantanamo Bay.

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