Flynn must have been a real jerk. I haven't seen one general on tv who likes or respects him.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Seems like a Curtis LeMay type.

[democratisphere]

1. The look on Flynn's face says it all.

One really mean, nasty, underhanded, caniving SOB.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I am old school. I expect officers to be gentlemen.

[TrekLuver]

3. He used to be well liked and respected...and then something happened and he was

forced out because he was just impossible to deal with....so what does Trashbag do....bring what the cat dragged out back in*.

*poetic license to make a point

[PJMcK]

9. Please explain

Where did you get the idea that General Flynn was "well liked?" And what do you mean that "then something happened...?"

I haven't heard or read anything like that since General Flynn's ascendance.

[TrekLuver]

10. Back before he went bat shit crazy.

[PJMcK]

13. He's always been a loose canon

General Flynn is actually not unlike the fictional character Colonel Jessup in the film, "A Few Good Men."

In brief, he's a nut.

On April 30, 2014, Flynn announced his retirement effective later in 2014, about a year earlier than he had been scheduled to leave his position. He was reportedly effectively forced out of the DIA after clashing with superiors over his allegedly chaotic management style and vision for the agency. In a private e-mail that was leaked online, Colin Powell said that he had heard in the DIA (apparently from later DIA director Vincent R. Stewart) that Flynn got fired because he was "abusive with staff, didn't listen, worked against policy, bad management, etc." According to The New York Times, Flynn exhibited a loose relationship with facts, leading his subordinates to refer to Flynn's repeated dubious assertions as "Flynn facts".

Please clarify when General Flynn was considered sane.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

15. I've heard a few comments that he didn't go bonkers untill he got that last promotion.

I could be wrong but it might have been General Barry McCaffrey.

I will say for certain McCaffrey said his opinion of Flynn soured when he did the "lock her up" chant. Mccaffrey said he and other senior military where "disturbed" at Flynn's sudden change.

[TrekLuver]

16. Looks like he started getting loopy around 2009 ish...

"He was one of the most respected intel officers of his generation. Now he’s leading ‘Lock her up’ chants."



https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nearly-the-entire-national-security-establishment-has-rejected-trumpexcept-for-this-man/2016/08/15/d5072d96-5e4b-11e6-8e45-477372e89d78_story.html?utm_term=.0304e7dbe005

[DemocratSinceBirth]

11. Prior to him going to the dark side he was respected as a competent officer/soldier.

[PJMcK]

14. Please see my response #13 above (n/t)

[dalton99a]

4. He's a nasty sick fuck, like Trump.

[AngryAmish]

5. TV.

[pinboy3niner]

6. I've seen praise for his earlier service, before he changed dramatically

On MSNBC, General Barry McCaffrey (USA-Ret.) said he was alarmed by the change and tried to counsel Flynn, to no avail. McCaffrey had once had a great respect for Flynn.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. McCaffrey said his tweets were "demented".

[Jim Beard]

7. Look at how his son acts, posting all those crappy tweets.

It must run in the family.

[mythology]

12. To be fair, he's kind of a pariah right now

Most people aren't going to publicly stand by somebody who got caught doing something this dumb.