David Gergen actually said...

"At a time like this, as you say, with so much turmoil in the Middle East, to refuse to meet Middle Eastern leaders, the president of Egypt wanted a meeting, Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel."

"At a time like this as you say with so much turmoil in the Middle East, to refuse to meet Middle Eastern leaders, the president of Asia, Egypt wanted a meeting, you know, Prime Minister Netanyahu of I..."

"They matter enormously. And one of the models that President Obama has and President George H.W. Bush, President Bush senior."

"It's almost inexplicable except this White House has been focused on this campaign for a long time and it's paying off at the polls but it's not paying off in terms of foreign policy."