But ill-founded comment, conjecture or assertions derived in an irresponsible manner will serve only to cause distress to serving personnel, veterans and their families.
Mr. Obama's comments combined assertions about economics, sociology and voting behavior.
But those comments and assertions are nothing new and barely register with the All Blacks captain, who knows that any No. 7 worth his salt must push the boundaries and the referee's patience to the limit.
The State Department spokeswoman, Victoria Nuland, said the administration would cooperate fully with the committee, but it was not yet ready to answer its specific questions or comment on its assertions.
The general's comments contradicted those assertions.
(In a statement, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said it could not comment on assertions about the hours that Erhardt had been working, and is waiting for the postmortem results).
Highfields declined to comment on the assertions.
(Before commenting on these assertions, read the paper).
Save the Children officials in London and the United States declined to comment on the assertions in the police report.
Israel does not routinely comment on such assertions and there was no immediate response from the Israeli authorities on Monday.
