David Gergen actually said...

"Oh, I think this is much more about her laying out a path forward, you know, the various, you know, the pros and cons of what she's trying to do."

"To have this survey come out now pretty reliable survey of career military people, showing support for the president down to 35 percent. It means he's sort of losing all fronts."

"Symbolically very, very important. It's a grim beginning to the New Year, a faithful year for this president and for this war. And I think it makes it much tougher as the president faces his vow to co..."

"I think he's boxed himself in now over this process. It's been a long drawn out process, too long. He's lost control of the politics of this process and decision making."