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Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Olin Graham is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina since 2003. A member of the Republican Party, Graham has been a prominent figure in national politics, known for his work on issues such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. He has played a key role in various legislative efforts and has been an outspoken advocate for military support to Ukraine in recent years.

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Mar 14, 2017

Vladimir Putin is probably the most powerful man in the world.

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Mar 14, 2017

We should not take the bait and overreact at the expense of hopefully winning the hearts and minds of the Russian people.

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Mar 14, 2017

What sorts of regimens could we put into place that would make them start producing a better behavior that is to our mutual best interest?

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Mar 14, 2017

You're not going to get 60 votes to buy insurance across state lines. That is a fantasy in the Senate.

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Mar 13, 2017

Senator Lindsey Graham told me that he's prepared to get 'tough' on the DOJ tomorrow if the Justice Department does not actually provide any of that information about wiretapping.

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Mar 13, 2017

The Marine hymn says, first to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor clean. Do you believe you need to fight to keep that honor clean?

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Mar 8, 2017

If the Trump administration is listening, how you take Raqqa will determine how successful we are in neutralizing Iranian influence and Russian influence.

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Mar 8, 2017

We are trying to deter them from hurting us. We are not sending a bunch of people over there to invade their country without provocation.

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Mar 8, 2017

What signal would we be sending to Russia if Congress failed to act for punishing them?

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Mar 8, 2017

This committee--the chairman has decided, I think, to mark up the 640 versus 603.

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Mar 8, 2017

That policy has to have all options on the table to be meaningful, including the military option?

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Mar 8, 2017

If anybody falls in the service of the country in Afghanistan, they died to protect the Homeland?

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Mar 8, 2017

Do you believe it is just a matter of time until they achieve that capability, unless something changes?

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Mar 8, 2017

Is it the policy of the Trump administration to deny North Korea the capability of building an ICBM that can hit the American Homeland with a nuclear weapon on top?

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Mar 8, 2017

Is it fair to say that unless something changes, North Korea is likely to have an ICBM with a nuclear warhead that can reach America by 2020?

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Mar 8, 2017

As a matter of fact, it is one of the best purchases you could have, in terms of dealing with the international terrorism, is Afghanistan.

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Mar 8, 2017

What kind of threat does that present to us?

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Mar 8, 2017

If we went back into sequestration next year, would that be disastrous?

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Mar 8, 2017

The political situation in Libya is pretty fractured?

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Mar 8, 2017

Is it fair to say that in 5 years, this threat, if not unchecked, is going to get worse and more lethal?

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Mar 8, 2017

Do you believe it should be the policy of the United States never to let that happen?

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Mar 8, 2017

If we do not fix that, it is going to be tough moving forward?

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Mar 8, 2017

Is it fair to say it is in our national security interests for Damascus not to be handed over to Assad, a proxy for Iran, in any final settlement, that you cannot have Iran dominating Damascus?

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Mar 8, 2017

Is it also fair to say that we do not have any intentions of invading North Korea at all?

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Mar 8, 2017

Is it fair to say that most Syrians want two things: to get rid of ISIL but also to get rid of Assad because he slaughtered their families?

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