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David Gergen: “I think lowering the -- what is defined by success, defining it down, so to speak, is probably the option we're going to…”

On the recordMay 22, 2009
I think lowering the -- what is defined by success, defining it down, so to speak, is probably the option we're going to move to.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen suggests that the definition of success in Afghanistan may need to be adjusted.

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