Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), has released this statement opposing a troop increase in Afghanistan. Specter, who switched from the Republican Party to the Democrats earlier this year, faces a Democratic primary challenge from Rep. Joe Sestak. Although Sestak, a retired three-star Navy Admiral, has been generally running to Specter’s left, he has also been supportive of a troop increase.
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