Maj. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, director of intelligence in Afghanistan, confers with his brother Col. Charlie Flynn, left, an aide to Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the U.S. and allied commander in Afghanistan. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)The Flynn Report, Itself A Symptom Of Deep Problems In The Government Establishment -- Fabius Maximus
I lack the time to write an analysis of the Flynn report: “Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan“, by Michael T. Flynn (Major General, USA), Matt Pottinger (Captain, USMC), and Paul D. Batchelor (DIA). In brief, I believe…
- It’s important.
- Nagel’s grossly understated the event with ”“ it was an irregular way to disseminate an idea for a serving officer”. (source)
- This is the best brief cut at the report’s conclusions: “A Bit More on the Flynn Report“, Michael Cohen, Democracy Arsenal, 8 January 2010
- It shows that the internal dynamics in DC are screwed up even beyond what their worst critics (e.g., Lind) suspected. The wheels have already fallen off.
My Comment: I agree with FM's final point .... IMO there is much more to this story; we’ve only scratched the surface.
I also have been limited by time to aggregate news links to this story. It is an important story .... and it is (probably) symbolic of the many problems that we have in developing comprehensive and objective foreign/military/political strategies.
Time permitting, I will have a comprehensive list of links on this story by 21:00 EST today.