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David Gergen: “He's not saying, let's pull out. He's saying, let's downside. And that's moving toward, in effect, a plan B.”

On the recordJune 24, 2007
He's not saying, let's pull out. He's saying, let's downside. And that's moving toward, in effect, a plan B.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen discusses Senator Lugar's speech advocating for a downsizing of U.S. military presence in Iraq as a potential alternative strategy.

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