The signal fact about Mike Flynn is that he revolutionized American intelligence. Flynn and McChrystal bemoaned our military’s excessive concentration on the major terror groups and their leaders (aka “high value targets). Flynn laid this out in a celebrated article in 2010, “Fixing Intel,” published by the Center for a New American Security. There are echoes of this unhappiness in some of the criticism presently aimed at Flynn. Finally, it underscores Flynn’s rare willingness to bring bad news to his superiors.

Source: Forbes November 25, 2016 21:56 UTC