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On the recordJune 6, 2008
But he's also -- and in this today -- one of the things that happened, Erica, that's really important is, one of the reasons -- one of the reasons that the oil prices spiked, as they did today, by $12, driving down the stock market, was a remark by the transportation minister of Israel saying war with Iran was inevitable.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen explains how geopolitical issues are affecting oil prices and the economy.

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