On the recordJuly 24, 2011
This is like Napoleon in Moscow in 1812. The czar says I don't want to negotiate.
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transcripts.cnn.comJames Carville: “This is like Napoleon in Moscow in 1812. The czar says I don't want to negotiate.”
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Carville compares the current political impasse to historical events, illustrating the lack of willingness to negotiate.
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