Ex-CIA chief: Obama Mideast policy not "failed"
(CBS News) Gen. Michael Hayden is a former CIA director and former director of the National Security Agency. Currently, he's an advisor for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and he joined "CBS This Morning" on Friday to talk about the unfolding turmoil in Libya, Egypt, and across the Middle East, and how the Obama administration and Romney campaign have handled the situation.
Despite his role in the Romney campaign, he stopped short of criticizing Obama's response to the attack. "I wouldn't call it a failed policy at all," Hayden told Charlie Rose. "We shouldn't presume that we can control events in this part of the world."
Still, he understands that the issue has become fodder for the campaign trail. "We're in a political season ... I can understand that the conduct of foreign policy is a legitimate subject for political discussion."
Hayden also spoke about what can be expected on Friday, the traditional day of prayer in the Muslim world, when mosque services come to a close.
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