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On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
They were very wobbly in the beginning. ... Where I think they do bear some blame is in not developing some alternative plans should something like this occur.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Critiquing the Obama administration's response to the uprising in Egypt.

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