Well, in his long national security career Odom accumulated a stock of knowledge not available to laymen without security clearances. I’d wish to get on equal footing with him in that regard somehow, for otherwise arguing from un- or little- informed position is no fun.
This and similar statements always recall Bush 41's oft repeated answer to the question of whether he gives advice to Bush 43. Bush 41 basically states that once a President leaves the WH he is no longer privy to the breadth and specifics of the data and intelligence information required to give important advice.