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On the recordFebruary 6, 2008
You've promised that you're going to get out. Iraq has been on simmer. George Bush is going to give you something that looks like it's doing better.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen explains the political implications for Democrats regarding their promise to withdraw from Iraq.

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