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On the recordSeptember 8, 2013
If we pull back now maybe it's the right thing. But are we not getting hurt strategically? A lot of countries will look at us and say, you know, those guys don't quite know what they're doing there.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen raises concerns about the strategic implications of the U.S. pulling back from military action.

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