Richard Blumenthal said "Comparing it to the judgment made about weapons of mass destruction in the Iraq situation is totally a red herring, totally wrong." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJanuary 4, 2017

Comparing it to the judgment made about weapons of mass destruction in the Iraq situation is totally a red herring, totally wrong.

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Blumenthal argues against comparisons of current intelligence assessments to past mistakes.

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