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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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Jan 14, 2009

The combined Afghan security forces and all coalition forces at this moment are not enough to reverse the lost momentum, is that correct?

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Jan 14, 2009

We could send a million troops and that will not restore legitimacy to the government; do you agree with that?

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Jan 14, 2009

I am crying out for our country to realize that if we capture somebody in this war on terror, no matter how vicious the enemy may be, it becomes about us, not them.

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Jan 14, 2009

The point is, whatever relationship we have with Iraq is yet to be determined, I think that's a fair answer.

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Jan 14, 2009

I hope our allies understand that the outcome in Afghanistan is important to them, just as it is to us.

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Jan 14, 2009

The balance that we're trying to achieve is not to put everybody in Afghanistan in jail because that's counterproductive, but to make sure that the really bad ones don't come back after 96 hours.

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Jan 14, 2009

About 55 percent of the American people in polls said that they did not support us staying in Afghanistan.

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Jan 14, 2009

In Iraq we're on offense? The Iraqi people, the Iraqi security forces?

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Jan 14, 2009

I look forward to working with you to clean up what is, quite frankly, a mess.

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Jan 14, 2009

The security environment in Afghanistan from my point of view will prevent any civilian success until we change the security environment.

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Jan 14, 2009

The enemy that we're at war with, would you agree, is an unconventional enemy?

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Jan 14, 2009

I support what the President's doing. I want the American public to know that this has been a NATO operation all along.

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