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David Gergen: And what the president said was, no, I'm not going to do that. It's too open-ended.

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
And what the president said was, no, I'm not going to do that. It's too open-ended.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen discusses President Obama's rejection of a significant long-term nation-building commitment in Afghanistan.

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