David Gergen actually said...

Actually I'm very sympathetic to Michael's point of view about that you have to fight a war and you got to be either in or out and you can't throw your pinch (ph) on elections. But John, we've learned in Vietnam, we learned in Iraq, you have got to have the country behind you as commander in chief when you put a lot of Americans in harm's way.

Context

David Gergen emphasizes the importance of public support for military actions based on historical lessons.

10/29/2009

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