You're right, it doesn't prove any connection to SH & Iraq, though I think it gives credible info about what brought about some of Libia's actions.
IMHO, it proves Mr. Indyk is blowing smoke or doesn't know what he's talking about.
As to why it's posted now, guess you'd have to ask quin. If you'll check this thread there's a link to the original post at FR. There's a lot more more info posted to that thread than just this article, links to press releases & such. Quin's post was the first time I ever heard of this. All I'm doing is passing along what I think is good info.
See the linked article in #35, which is a bit stronger on how the Iraq war helped Libya 'see the light', ... they 'felt the heat'.
#35 also proves that Indyck is blowing smoke. Libya was pretending they only had chemical WMD programs but was LYING TO THE US AND OTHERS THE WHOLE TIME. And Insyck calls that 'successful diplomacy', getting lied to???
The amount of real ignorance of what was going on in the mideast (didnt know about Pakistan, India, Libya, Iran, *nor * North Korea's nuclear ambitions, until we got surprised ... that was the Clinton WMD proliferation legacy)