Richard Blumenthal actually said...

My view is that there is absolutely no justification for the purchase of Russian helicopters, when there are no Afghan pilots trained to fly them.

Blumenthal criticizes the purchase of Russian helicopters for Afghanistan due to lack of trained personnel.

01/30/2013

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They are looking to the public's impression of the Saudi brand, correct?

This is a tactic that we have seen the Saudi influence operation used post Khashoggi.

They are trying to create that image so that as policymakers go about their work, there is an obfuscation about what Saudi Arabia is really ...

The Saudi logo, the Saudi merchandise, the Saudi promotions all fit that faux grassroots strategy.