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Re:Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi ... by marshray on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @03:24PM (#33252559)
My dim understanding is that once you are enrolled in General- and Admiral-level security clearances, you are not quite free free to freelance your experience globally without significant limitations.

The key questions raised would seem to be: did they in fact obtain the required signoffs, and are the current requirements sufficient or do they need some adjustment?

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Re:Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi ... by google234123 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @04:02PM (#33253054)
The saudis are allies and we sell them many of our top weapon systems.
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Re:Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi ... by marshray on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @05:22PM (#33254197)
Yes, and there are a lot of signoffs involved.
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Re:Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi ... by unethical_ban on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @07:34PM (#33255533)
It seems the ethics and wisdom of that is the debate.
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Re:Retired U.S. generals, admirals take top jobs with Saudi ... by dsfyu404ed on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @06:26PM (#33254892)
>did they in fact obtain the required signoffs,

You don't get official "signoff" when you're at that level. You get plausibly deniable permission with the understanding that the powers that be reserve the right to pull the rug out from under you should doing so be politically expedient.

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