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Home Front: Politix
Michael Flynn, former DIA chief, blasts John Allen, retired Marine general backing Clinton
2016-07-30
[Wash Times] Michael Flynn, the retired Army lieutenant general who was once a prospective running mate for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, blasted a fellow former military officer on Fox News Thursday night for backing Hillary Clinton.

John Allen, a former Marine general, addressed the Democratic convention in Philadelphia the same evening that Mrs. Clinton accepted the party’s nomination for the presidency, which drew the ire of Mr. Flynn.

"I honestly don’t know how John Allen can look at himself in the mirror and say why he supports Hillary Clinton," Mr. Flynn told Fox’s Megyn Kelly.
General Flynn was referring to General Allen.... right ?
Mr. Flynn, who used to lead the Defense Intelligence Agency under the Obama administration, is now a vocal critic of the president’s strategy to combat the Islamic State -- a strategy Mr. Allen helped craft as the special envoy of a coalition assembled to the eradicate the terrorist group, Fox News reported Friday.

"General Allen as a retired officer was in charge of our current strategy for well over a year ... and during that period of time the rise of radical Islamism and [the Islamic State], you know, it exponentially grew," Mr. Flynn said. "The strategy that John Allen was in charge of ... it’s a failed strategy."
Posted by:Besoeker

#4  Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn. is a good guy from what I can tell. Ought to head CIA or Defense in a new Trump administration.
Posted by: JohnQC   2016-07-30 10:44  

#3  Allen is certainly a 'perfumed prince.' His resume is the antithesis of Chesty Puller's.
Posted by: Glereter Bluetooth9655   2016-07-30 10:35  

#2  Ever notice in "Star Trek" when they reach Commodore or Admiral, the officers go nuts and have to "die"!
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2016-07-30 10:17  

#1  "I honestly don’t know how John Allen can look at himself in the mirror and say why he supports Hillary Clinton,"

Cause senior flag officers are basically politicians in uniform?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-07-30 08:09