From the American Energy point of view, iraq matters. Youve been there many times. The Central Government collapses and the iranians enrich and the world as a whole suffers. The American People its in our National Security interest not to give these guys safe haven in syria and iraq because the next 9 11 could very well come from that region, is that an is that anover statement or is that in the area of possibility . As i have said in other settings, there are several groups the al qaeda ideology has spread as we have seen. Several of the groups are more dangerous than others. Would you put this at the top . I think at this point in time i would probably keep al qaeda on the arabian peninsula. Director of National Intelligence says he thinks the deterioration in syria now is a direct threat to the homeland. Is he right . If he said it, and if he is assessing that its there now, then i would agree with him. Does that make sense to you . It makes sense they will be a threat to the homela
Air force reserve and i may chaplain who served in iraq. The issues that came up for me, and some of this may be a followup on my colleague you just mentioned, but you brought are note the fact they going back to the same afghanistan that they left. They would not have the impact they could have had. , whatntelligence information, what would have you believe that they could not get set up in a country that has not changed much in 400, 500 years . Afghanistan both as Intelligence Officer and as a civilian adviser where they work with senior officials every day, there have been a great number of changes if just in the last decade alone. Of the networks these individuals had when they were a force fighting against the Northern Alliance though longer exist. Many of the taliban leadership are dead and i believe the app can people have changed. You have seen in the recent open defiance of threats to kill people who would go through. 40 of the voters, i believe were women who were told not to
Has been a threat in syria and elsewhere. So, again, i go back to we can only do so much. We didnt have a presence in iraq as you know for the very reason you mentioned because the iraqis would not give us the immunity in what we needed to get in sofa. I think all of those are parts of the answers to your questi s questions, sir. Would you agree with the secretary that the Current Situation in iraq is in our National Economic and security interest . Oh, i do agree if for no other reason than oil. I mean, you mention energy and oil. Its a region issue, i believe that. So the Ripple Effect of whats going on there, everywhere given that, do you think that we therefore should have some response other than no response at least to this point . Well, i dont think its a matter of no response. No response thats making a difference. Well, im not sure of that but i would give you the same response that general dempsey did. The president is meeting with congressional leadership this afternoon. Do
Ones that general dempsey talked about, just threw down their weapons. We had obviously as general dempsey said, are always working options and scenarios but and we knew isil for the reasons general dempsey talked about, has been a threat in syria and elsewhere. So, again, i go back to we can only do so much. We didnt have a presence in iraq as you know for the very reason you mentioned because the iraqis would not give us the immunity in what we needed to get in sofa. I think all of those are parts of the answers to your questi s questions, sir. Would you agree with the secretary that the Current Situation in iraq is in our National Economic and security interest . Oh, i do agree if for no other reason than oil. I mean, you mention energy and oil. Its a region issue, i believe that. So the Ripple Effect of whats going on there, everywhere given that, do you think that we therefore should have some response other than no response at least to this point . Well, i dont think its a matter
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