Woolsey on Iraq.

The Washingtion Journal on C-SPAN has former CIA Director James Woolsey (1993 -1995) answering caller questions. Several interesting point.

First, Woolsey labels as "naive" and "foolish" callers who claim that there were no ties or connections between Iraq and Al Quaeda. Iraq, he says, clearly trained Al Quaeda in a variety of ways and even if there is presently no proof of a tie between 9/11 adn Iraq, there definitely were ties between Iraq and terror.

Second, Woolsey had only two semiprivate meetings with Clinton during his tenure. One semiprivate meeting between the CIA chief and the President per year.

Third, Woolsey feels that it would have been useful to have entered Iraq with Iraquis of the diaspora, but that would have required spending $87 Billion dollars which had been authorized by Congress.

Net conclusion: In the post 9/11 world, the United States cannot sit back and let states like Iraq arm and train our enemies to serve as their proxies. Clinton had no substantial interest in security matters. And the money you save in the past may have to be paid in the future.