Yes, but I think that Peter Bergen is right. This is a new, different, and I think in many ways more sophisticated policy.
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David Gergen discusses the differences between the Obama administration's policy on Afghanistan and that of the Bush administration.
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I think there ought to be a delegation of Republicans like Mitch McConnell who ought to be talking to the President.
Never before has the opposition undermined the legitimacy of a new President before he has even taken office to anything like this degree or in this fashion.
No, their problem is Anderson, he's got more support back in their districts in their states than they do and that gives him enormous -- it gives him enormous leverage against them.
Yes, absolutely, Anderson. And in fact, Democrats on the House side are starting on this and of course, Nancy Pelosi is pushing it within the confines of the badly run negotiations.





