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On the recordFebruary 12, 2007
It added to the sense that we were headed toward a confrontation and people were looking for ways to spark this.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the implications of the military briefing and its potential to escalate tensions with Iran.

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