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On the recordMarch 20, 2011
The hypocrisy comes of course, when we intervene against Gadhafi, our enemy, but you have a green light to our friends to crush the opposition.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the double standards in U.S. foreign policy regarding intervention in Libya versus support for allies.

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