The former head of the Defense Intelligence Agency slammed the Obama administration on Monday as “well intentioned” but paralyzed and playing defense in its the fight against Islamic militancy.
Recently retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn called for the U.S. to lead the charge in a sweeping, decades-long campaign against the Islamic State group, al Qaeda, and its ilk—a fight like the one against the former Soviet Union—against a new enemy he said is “committed to the destruction of freedom and the American way of life.”
“There is no substitute, none, for American power,” the general said, to occasional cheers and ultimately a standing ovation from a crowd of special operators and intelligence officers at a Washington industry conference.
“There is no substitute, none, for American power,” the general said, to occasional cheers and ultimately a standing ovation from a crowd of special operators and intelligence officers at a Washington industry conference.
He also slammed the administration for refusing to use the term “Islamic militants” in its description of ISIS and al Qaeda.
“You cannot defeat an enemy you do not admit exists,” Flynn said.
He said the administration is unwilling to admit the scope of the problem, naively clinging to the hope that limited counterterrorist intervention will head off the ideological juggernaut of religious militancy.
“There are many sincere people in our government who frankly are paralyzed by this complexity,” said Flynn, so they “accept a defensive posture, reasoning that passivity is less likely to provoke our enemies.”
I know you seem to limit comments to reasonable opposition, but, speaking as a member for the Right Wing, all of my friends are hoping this push from our generals, will move Congress to do something about the danger Obama represents, to our economy (the Middle East has much to do our economic health) , our allegiance to our friends in the Middle East and Europe, and greatness of our country. All of these issues have been sorely compromised under Obama. I will say this, If Obama was a hater of this country and the traditions that have made us great, he could not or would not act any differently. He cannot destroy this nation from the outside. He and his cronies have to have political power because, for damn sure, he does not have the will of the people.
ReplyDeleteComments from the Right to this blog, are usually complimentary, of course. The reader would expect me to publish those comments, but how does agreement advance the discussion? Confirmation is not a part of critical thinking, per se. It can be, of course, but not to the onlooker. And the Left simply majors in minors and trash talk, as if any of that is makes their point. They are only preaching to their choir, not to the audience on sites such as this. But the Left, too oftern, is not about debate and changing minds, so they remain in the minority in this country. The only reason they win elections is their welfare strategy, their "get out the vote and help them vote on the way to the booth" campaigns, and their allegiance to the socialist unions of America (labor and teacher unions, especially).
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