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Sen. Lindsey Graham , R-S.C., blasted Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., on Monday for calling U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean "sanctioned murder."

"To say that we're engaging in murder is just such an outrage," Graham said on "Fox & Friends."

"The president of the United States as commander in chief has the authority to do these strikes. Nobody accused Bush of committing murder when he invaded Panama to take down Noriega.

"Nobody accused Reagan of murder when he went into Grenada to stop Cuban influence growing in Grenada, threatening our backyard, so the president has history on his side, he has the Constitution on his side," he added.

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