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David Gergen: We haven't played the big card yet, we haven't gone to the nuclear option and that is to cutoff their oil exports, the…

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
We haven't played the big card yet, we haven't gone to the nuclear option and that is to cutoff their oil exports, the way we did with Iran.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen suggests that further sanctions, specifically cutting off oil exports, could be a powerful tool against Russia.

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