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David Gergen: It's not pleasing anybody. It's got a very small number of people in the middle, but I do think it's -- I don't think…

On the recordDecember 1, 2009
It's not pleasing anybody. It's got a very small number of people in the middle, but I do think it's -- I don't think it's appropriate to call it the true nation-building.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen critiques the current approach to nation-building in Afghanistan.

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