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David Gergen: “I don't see how they can retreat from it, or continue to let this sort of go on and on and on. At some point they're…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2011
I don't see how they can retreat from it, or continue to let this sort of go on and on and on. At some point they're going to have to act.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the need for decisive action regarding the situation in Libya.

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