LISA DAFTARI: Lindsey Graham understood America's role in the world — and why it matters

Lindsey Graham is gone, and with him goes a voice that Washington cannot easily replace.He was 71 and had just come home from Ukraine, one of many trips he made in the years since Russia's invasion.I've covered foreign policy long enough to know how rare he was. In an era in which most politicians speak in slogans, Graham actually understood the intricate nuances.LINDSEY GRAHAM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR WHO ROSE FROM SMALL-TOWN ROOTS TO GOP POWER BROKER, DIES AT 71He knew the Middle East.
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Lindsey Graham is gone, and with him goes a voice that Washington cannot easily replace.He was 71 and had just come home from Ukraine, one of many trips he made in the years since Russia's invasion.I've covered foreign policy long enough to know how rare he was. In an era in which most politicians speak in slogans, Graham actually understood the intricate nuances.LINDSEY GRAHAM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR WHO ROSE FROM SMALL-TOWN ROOTS TO GOP POWER BROKER, DIES AT 71He knew the Middle East. He understood Iran's regime and why they’d never relinquish their weapons or reform their rogue rhetoric. He advocated for support of Ukraine in its war with Russia.
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- Lindsey Graham is gone, and with him goes a voice that Washington cannot easily replace.He was 71 and had just come home from Ukraine, one of many trips he made in the years since Russia's invasion.I've covered foreign policy long enough to know how rare he was. In an era in which most politicians speak in slogans, Graham actually understood the intricate nuances.LINDSEY GRAHAM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR WHO ROSE FROM SMALL-TOWN ROOTS TO GOP POWER BROKER, DIES AT 71He knew the Middle East.
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