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On the recordApril 10, 2006
It's going to be harder to argue to the United States public and to the world at large that the intelligence we have in Iran makes them even more threatening than Iraq, and, therefore, we have to do very vigorous, daring things, and -- and possibly use force, because it's very hard to govern.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen comments on the challenges of justifying military action against Iran compared to Iraq.

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