Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) appeared with Senator Joe Lieberman (D-CT) on CNN's Late Edition Sunday morning to talk about the situation in Iraq and their recent trip to the Middle East. The senators' views did not line up on many issues, the most glaring of which was the debate over whether to have a troop escalation in Iraq, or whether to begin the withdrawal of troops.
Specter went "on the record" as saying he did not support escalation, he is "inclined to support the conclusions of Jim Baker", and he is "not going to give the President a blank check."
Later he elaborated further:
PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT:
SPECTER: So far there has not been a plan. When we authorized the use of force on the Senate floor, I raised questions about the number of casualties, what would happen after Saddam was toppled, and there has never been a 'roadmap to victory.' If there is a 'roadmap to victory,' then I would be prepared to listen to what the President has to say about more troops, but on this day to the record, I do not see it.
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From CNN.