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David Gergen: The heart of this issue is not -- and this is what the Democrats have to make clear, that it's not whether the country…

On the recordOctober 31, 2007
The heart of this issue is not -- and this is what the Democrats have to make clear, that it's not whether the country is going to be strong against terrorism and fight it effectively. The question is whether we're going to use torture techniques in interrogating those people we capture, especially water-boarding.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlighted the central debate regarding the use of torture techniques in the context of national security.

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