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Graham: Al Qaeda wants the U.S. to leave because we’ve been ‘kicking them all over Iraq.’

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Today during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) couldn’t contain his excitement over the progress in Iraq. In a moment reminiscent of President Bush’s overblown war rhetoric, Graham declared:

If you put a list of people who wanted us to leave, the number one group would be Al Qaida, because you’ve been kicking them all over Iraq.

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Earlier in the day, Graham similarly told a Vets for Freedom rally: “You want to know who wants you to come home more than anybody? Al Qaeda because you’re kicking their ass.”

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