[There's a small and rueful grin on his face at that.  He knows exactly who Starscream is referring to.  Really…out of those Deckard named, there's only one that Starscream /could/ be referring to.]

  I hope you'll forgive him.  He . . . can be a difficult person, but I think his heart is in the right place.  I don't know what his life was like back home to guess what experiences have made him react to things now the way he can.  But he's . . . not a bad person.   [Deckard the diplomat…]