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On the recordApril 6, 2009
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
Independent · Massachusetts

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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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