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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.
I would appreciate the Chair letting me know when 4 minutes has expired. Let us put this debate in context. In 2010, we had a major election in the country. The people who were elected in the House made promises to their constituents: If…
I have had a chance to see in action on the ground judge advocates in Iraq and Afghanistan, doing things that didn't even exist 5 years ago.
I can tell you one thing that happened without any doubt, in my view, is that during the initial invasion of Iraq, people in the Pentagon were not listening as closely as they should about detainee operations.
I think it was a mistake to shut down Yucca Mountain, but I don't see that changing any time soon.
I would urge you to think outside the box and there are a bunch of companies out there who are dying to get into this business.
Well, I thank the Senator. I will give my thoughts as briefly as I can. My first thought is that we live in incredibly dangerous times--exciting and dangerous. What is the Arab spring about? What are people asking for in Libya? They are…
If I may, we have our good colleague, a Naval intelligence officer, Senator Kirk from Illinois, and we will certainly yield to him now. But one last thought. America needs to do two things quickly: We need to get our fiscal house in order…
If I could try to answer the hostility question. When we are using Predator drones to bring down military targets, that, to me, is an acceptable situation in Libya. I do not want ground troops in Libya. The people in Libya do not want a…
So let it be said that the policy going forward is that in July 2011 somebody in Afghanistan, even if it's just one guy, somebody's coming home, right?
I think our American military will be studying the Petraeus tactics and strategy that he implemented in Iraq and Afghanistan for generations to come. In January of 2007 when the surge was announced, I had had the pleasure of being over in…
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