Whenever American presidents send troop to the Middle East, the first thing you want to do is take a deep breath, everybody stand back and see if we can resolve this peacefully. We don't want to get into a war with Iran. It would have all sorts of terrible repercussions, not only destabilizing the Middle East, but our economy here at home.
Gergen emphasizes the importance of resolving tensions peacefully and the potential repercussions of military action in the Middle East.
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We need leadership now, at the Presidential level, that it matches the leadership we're seeing at the gubernatorial level.
The President today was talking about this is going to be the hardest decision - decision that he's going to make.
It is so hypocritical that I think you're going to see that the Republicans will pay a price at the polls this November over this issue.
I do think, John, increasingly, it becomes apparent that before people go to the polls on November 3rd, both Biden and Trump must come forward with their health records.
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