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David Gergen: He's going to have to delegate, to a very significant degree, responsibility for overseeing terrorism in this part of…

On the recordNovember 25, 2008
He's going to have to delegate, to a very significant degree, responsibility for overseeing terrorism in this part of the world, as well as many other foreign policy problems, to perhaps Hillary Clinton, and Bob Gates, and Jim Jones and others.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen emphasizes the need for Obama to delegate foreign policy responsibilities to his appointed team.

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