On the recordAugust 30, 2010
the president did not define what the mission is in Iraq or in Afghanistan, and it sounds dangerously as if what's important is deadlines, not success.
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Gergen expresses concern that President Obama's speech focused on deadlines for troop withdrawal rather than the success of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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