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David Gergen: “I think we are going to have in the next couple months -- as I understand it, we're on the verge of an offensive in…”

On the recordMay 19, 2009
I think we are going to have in the next couple months -- as I understand it, we're on the verge of an offensive in Afghanistan.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen predicts an upcoming military offensive in Afghanistan as part of the strategy against the Taliban.

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