MG Flynn (on intell mainly)

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Michael Flynn: Trump is Like the Chariot Driver in ‘Ben-Hur’

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[davidbfpo]

A lengthy, scathing FPRI review of Flynn's 2016 book 'The Field of Fight: How We Can Win the Global War Against Radical Islam and its Allies'.

A sample passage:

Is what he says in these stories actually true? It’s impossible for me to know; there may well be a core of truth in all these stories. But the impression left is that of the making of a megalomaniacal fabulist—someone whose deep and deserved insecurities lead him to daydreams of revenge, victory, and adulation that ultimately displace his grounded sense of reality. If so, it’s easy to see why Donald Trump took to Flynn: Given the nature of the condition, it takes one to (not) know another one.

Here's the last paragraph:

This is the world of mental habit that Michael Flynn brings to the job of the National Security Advisor—a job that puts a premium on coordinating the work of large organizations, sharing relevant information in a collegial manner, and generating and deliberating over options for the consideration of the President. It is hard to think of a worse fit. So why did President Trump choose Michael Flynn for this particular job? Please don’t expect me to answer that question.

Link:http://www.fpri.org/article/2017/02/field-of-fright/

[davidbfpo]

A well written biography in the New Yorker, some I have seen before, but clearly a few people close to MG Flynn have helped. The impact of one man is emphasized, Michael Ledeen and his critique - to be polite - of Iran.

Link:http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...-general-chaos