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James Carville: “This is unprecedented. And the idea to say, well, there's 7,000 others is a little bit like saying, well, you know…”

On the recordApril 16, 2006
This is unprecedented. And the idea to say, well, there's 7,000 others is a little bit like saying, well, you know, 5,000 planes land safely and a couple of them collide in midair and you want to spend all your time covering that.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

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James Carville comments on the unprecedented nature of retired generals publicly questioning the Secretary of Defense and the political fallout it brings.

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