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On the recordMarch 6, 2011
We've taken the same risk in Egypt. We came down on the side of people who stood for democracy.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Comparing the situation in Libya to previous U.S. support for democratic movements in Egypt and Tunisia.

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