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David Gergen: “I do think, though, that there -- when the former director of the CIA and the former head of the FBI say, you know, we…”

On the recordApril 16, 2009
I do think, though, that there -- when the former director of the CIA and the former head of the FBI say, you know, we got some helpful information out of this, it -- it -- it underscores Obama's, President Obama's, restraint in how he has treated this.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of statements made by former intelligence officials on President Obama's handling of interrogation techniques.

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