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David Gergen said...

It's pretty clear they did not anticipate this backlash. They misjudged what was going to come.

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Gergen comments on the White House's misjudgment regarding the public backlash following the Bergdahl situation.

06/02/2014

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David  Gergen
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usa, Massachusetts

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Born5/9/1942

Died7/10/2025 (aged 83)

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