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On the recordFebruary 8, 2011
But I think you would agree that every administration in recent years has made the bargain on the side of security as opposed to supporting in a forthright way the forces of democracy that were building up and the protests against the repression that occurred long before this president came in.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Argues that past administrations prioritized security over supporting democratic movements.

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