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Arlen Specter: “I don't believe that a shift in tactics ought to wait until after the election. There are too many casualties there.”

On the recordOctober 22, 2006
I don't believe that a shift in tactics ought to wait until after the election. There are too many casualties there.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Senator Specter emphasizes the urgency for a change in tactics in Iraq due to rising casualties.

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