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The Role of Diplomacy in the South Sudan Case

CNN's John Defterios talks with Peter Bergen about his new book, South Sudan: A Diplomat's Story. He says he felt like the opinions and directions of what was being pushed from the field, from Juba and from our embassy were definitely discounted back in Washington. "I do think that structurally we have a huge challenge with both, again, short-term view that you get from having political appointees"

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