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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
I know sending more troops to Afghanistan is a bitter pill to me, but I do think that Senator McCain, Senator Lieberman, and others have made the case in Iraq at a very difficult time that we needed to strengthen our presence and if we did we could be successful.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

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Sessions reflects on the need for troop increases in Afghanistan, citing lessons from Iraq.

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