David Gergen actually said...

If he can successfully withdraw from Iraq without Iraq falling apart, if he can demonstrate that we do not want bases in Iraq, if he can, in fact, help to build a nation state of some sort of stability in Afghanistan that which would be a miracle.

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Gergen outlines the critical challenges Obama faces in Iraq and Afghanistan following his speech.

06/03/2009

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