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On the recordDecember 5, 2006
The policy in Iraq is failing. The policy in the Middle East is failing. The president cannot walk away from those conclusions.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the failing policies in Iraq and the Middle East, emphasizing the need for the president to acknowledge these failures.

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