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“And occasionally some of the - some of the nations that you will have to - that will be partners in this would probably not be in terms of passing a pure human rights check, be - have everything going for them that you would like to have.”

Quote by Hugh Shelton

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American military officer, born on January 2, 1942. He served as a Marine Corps General and held significant positions in the United States Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency. more

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