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Lindsey Graham: “There will be no American boots on our ground. This is not…”

Featuring: Lindsey Graham, Republican | U.S. Senate South Carolina

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Lindsey Graham says it's 'not our job' to pick Iran's leader after Khamenei's death: Full interview

Published | Video Starts at 02:19

Will the United States pick the next leader of Iran or will the Iranian people pick the next leader? I talked to the crown prince. He's got some ideas about transition. There will be no American boots on our ground. This is not Iraq, this is not Germany, this is not Japan. We're going to free the people up from a terrorist regime. And the goal is not only to help the Iranian people to chart a new destiny, to make sure … (02:19–02:25)

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Asserts that there will be no American military occupation in Iran.

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