Having traveled in some dodgy places over the years (Rwanda in '94, Afghanistan in '02, Northern Ireland, the West Bank and Gaza multiple times and nine trips to Iraq), I can empathize with those men.

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"I can sympathize, empathize, with the demands, with the pressures that are on his shoulders, on his plate and put in front of him, " Brings Plenty said during a break from a Tribal Council meeting.

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