U.S. Energy Independence and Democracy Abroad - R. James Woolsey

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/14/International_Security_and_the_Next_President_of_th...

R. James Woolsey, former CIA Director and Security Advisor to Republican Presidential Nominee John McCain, argues that a dependence on foreign energy sources undermines U.S. efforts to encourage democratic reforms in regions such as the Middle East.

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Robert James Woolsey is vice president of the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton and an officer in its global resilience practice. Previously, Woolsey served as director of the Central Intelligence Agency and delegate-at-large to the US-Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks and Nuclear and Space Arms Talks. He has also been a partner in the law firm of Shea & Gardner in Washington, DC.Woolsey is currently co-chairman (with former Secretary of State George Shultz) of the Committee on the Present Danger, as well as chairman of the advisory boards of the Clean Fuels Foundation and the New Uses Council and a trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He also serves on the National Commission on Energy Policy.

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[studio7manga]

See yah conspiracy nut.

[optical76]

@studio7manga oh, ok, thank you for your highly intelligent words of wisdom. im sorry you feel the way you do - you brainwashed little feeble minded sheep. why don't you take a step back and look at the big picture instead of looking at it for face value. i don't argue with stupidity. goodbye.

[studio7manga]

Shut the fuck up and work on getting your head out of your ass.

[optical76]

true but we don't need ethanol to become energy independent.

[optical76]

no he doesn't. does al gore speak truth?

all this guy wants to do is control world food, and uses "energy independence" as the motto to do so. although fun to drink from time to time, ethanol is bull shit and it takes away from food production. US farmers are forced to produce nearly 25% of corn for ethanol. its all a big fraud. al gore, george soros, george shultz, and james woolsey are evil bastards.

[BDABminuet]

he's a fake.

[00AgentMan]

I think thats funny, "funding those radical Canadians to buy more hockey sticks" lol

[allgoo19]

I used to fill my tank every week and the tank is little over 10 Gallons(Toyota Tacoma), I'd say it's just about average like other drivers.

Now I refill every 4 weeks. I use my bicycle as mush as I can, and when I drive I plan on the map for the shortest route without using the freeway as much as possible.

Of course, I'm not suggesting everybody to do the same. ^_^

[allgoo19]

"Ask not what this country can do for you, ask what you can do for this country."

What have you done?

[surtursfire]

lol great job missing the point people. He's not blaming citizens for anything, he's just saying that dependency on foreign oil helps to fund terrorist organizations.