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On the recordMarch 15, 2006
I think that's exactly right. So that's why I don't think this is for PR purposes. What I do think it raises a question of -- as Iraq gets deeper into what looks like a civil war, and we then go in with a lot of air power against one side, do we look like we're taking sides in this civil war?
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the implications of U.S. military operations in the context of Iraq's civil conflict.

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