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March 4, 2014 1:57 p.m.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Tuesday sought to link the Russian invasion of Ukraine to … Benghazi.

It started with Benghazi. When you kill Americans and nobody pays a price, you invite this type of aggression. #Ukraine

— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) March 4, 2014

He made a similar reference earlier in the day to the 2012 attack on a U.S. consulate that left four Americans dead.

Putin basically came to the conclusion after
Benghazi, Syria, Egypt – everything Obama has
been engaged in – he’s a weak indecisive leader.

— Lindsey Graham (@GrahamBlog) March 4, 2014

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Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) Sahil Kapur is TPM's senior congressional reporter and Supreme Court correspondent. His articles have been published in the Huffington Post, The Guardian and The New Republic. Email him at sahil@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow him on Twitter at @sahilkapur.

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