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David Gergen: “It really raises the question, can we get this done? Is there even a possibility, if we push too hard, the Shiites are…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2006
It really raises the question, can we get this done? Is there even a possibility, if we push too hard, the Shiites are going to ask us to get out of there, and to get out of there fast.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen questions the feasibility of U.S. objectives in Iraq and the potential for Iraqi leaders to demand withdrawal.

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