If, as the president -- you reported here on CNN the president recommends 20,000 to 40,000 troops, he's going to face a lot of opposition from Democrats, but he's also going to face a lot of opposition within his own party.
Gergen discusses the potential opposition President Bush may face regarding troop recommendations for Iraq.
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If he comes out and throws cold water on this, then I don't think it goes anywhere.
If he had a receptive audience, and I will tell you, when everything -- when all the facts were to come out, it would be like Nixon and the tapes.
I think we're in an unsustainable path. It's compared to being in a car on the edge of a cliff, and middle of the night with it with a rainy and no headlights.
I think that really kneecaps the Biden ministration in a significant way.
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