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To pull the plug now I think would bring -- I think the president would get clobbered from a lot of people to his right, and the U.S. military would be really, really angry at him if he pulled the plug at this point.

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David Gergen discusses the political ramifications for President Obama if he were to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.

09/01/2009

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