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James Carville: “And this is -- again, it worries me because this would be the equivalent of saying, well, we beat Rommel (ph) in North…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2010
And this is -- again, it worries me because this would be the equivalent of saying, well, we beat Rommel (ph) in North Africa. We can all go home now.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville expresses concern that people might mistakenly believe the crisis is over now that the oil flow has stopped.

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