Asked to defend his boss at a private dinner this week, one of America's best known generals conspicuously failed to do so.

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Someone's loved one has passed on, and we should do our best to make their departure or the last moments with their loved one the best we can give them.

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Right now the best answer is to do business with Brazilian and Chilean pragmatists and to watch one's back in this part of the world.

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