David Gergen actually said...

"But I think the point is well taken that there may well have to be some private, secret negotiations, conversations with Iran and with others to arrange anything."

"No, I don't think so. And -- but I do think, Anderson, finally, finally, we see some signs now that a compromise can be reached which sounds very reasonable there."

"If the Maliki government is not going to do these things, if they decide -- if they don't follow through, and if they're -- you can't get the kind of arrangements, America then has more -- let's put i..."

"this is a very stinging indictment of the administration, and that it confirms some of the critics', you know, strongest attacks on the administration, namely, that there was a rush to war, without a ..."