Woolsey Evades Questions by Insulting Jan

CIA Director James Woolsey evades questions on the Iraq war by insulting Jan Helfeld. Woolsey admits that he doesn't have a principle about when you should invade another country.

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• Iraq
• war
• CIA
• Woolsey
• principles
• invasion
• evading
• questions

[Deb1inFla]

I'd like to know why he was asking such a ridiculous question in the first place. The CIA director is not the one who decides if the US "invades" another country or not, so what does it matter if he has "a principle" about when we do it? "desperate attempt to evade the question"? I think he just thought the question was stupid and I so agree,and the interviewer is the worst I've ever seen, too.

[janhelfeld]

@Deb1inFla Woolsey promoted the war every day BUT HAD NO PRINCIPLE TO DIRECT HIM.



[stick1to2the3issue]

Seems to be a recurring theme here with the interviews...all the politicians are condescending elitist pricks. This is what liberals do not understand...this is what government inherently will always be (corruption of power combined with arrogance) which is why it should be minimized.

[CynicKnowsBest]

Either you have one or you don't. Sorry Woolsey, that's just how reality works.

[pr0f3550r]

@Deb1inFla No, but a director would be someone that advises a president.

THE DIRECTORATE OF INTELLIGENCE (DI) analyzes all sources of information to produce timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence that helps the President and others charged with protecting America and advancing U.S. interests make informed decisions.

The DI also is the largest contributor to...the PDB is given only to the President, VVP, and to those Cabinet-level officials the President designates as recipients.

cia.gov

[FatLibertarianInOkc]

God this is a good one. Woolsey acts so smug and arrogant, but he got OWNED here.

[Watchdawg]

Just like Stefan Molyneux says, you have to break it down into real language and not let them use their language which they use to make things sound softer.

[jimbo4261]

Another CIA jerk that needs to be eleminated from the USA

[olga2415]

@stick1to2the3issue Inherently, more members of the human race are decent. It's the few who are totally amoral and evil who control the rest by any and many means at their disposal; the most salient is fear. Today, because science and technology is so developed , the evil ones have even more tools at their disposal. As for your argument about government; I totally disagree. Govt. is the most evil entity on the planet. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Govt. is too large.

[olga2415]

"You're really one of the worse interviewers..." translates to, "You're one of the best at trying to get at the facts. I must insult you."  lol

[Hostile]

@stick1to2the3issue I see no historical evidence that man is inherently evil. Terrible crimes have been committed throughout human history but only by a small minority of the human population. War and empire has become far less common in the modern era, which suggests that either human nature has changed or that humans were never inherently evil, only ignorant and scared.

I think you're arguing that the ends justify the means. I disagree; you cannot protect people from abuse by abusing them.

[stick1to2the3issue]

@Hostile I'll clarify my point, and you may disagree. Althought individual human beings are capable of doing good, humans are still inherently evil and I think the history of man brings this to bare. Therefore any organization of humans (including government) will include elements of that evil. That being said, it is my contention that a greater amount of evil would exist without a limited, non-intrusive government whose role it is to protect the rights of indiviuals from those who would abuse.