Saturday, 8 October 2011

Sometimes You Get What You Wish For


Officer Who Vowed To Fix Intel Now Troubleshooter -- Sacramento Bee/AP

WASHINGTON -- The Army general who said U.S. military intelligence was failing troops in Afghanistan just got a new job as the top military troubleshooter at the Director of National Intelligence. He also got promoted.

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn wrote a controversial paper called "Fixing Intel," when he was the chief military officer in Afghanistan. He blasted military intelligence for being too focused on terrorists, neglecting the economic, social and other information troops need to wage an effective counterinsurgency.

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My Comment: For those in the intelligence community .... their life just got a bit interesting.

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