Michael T. Flynn Quotes


This [U.S.] bombing in Libya. So what are we doing in Libya? We just dropped some bombs on someone who we found is a leader there, maybe we killed some group attending a leadership meeting. Does this mean the problem is going to go away? No. It means we're going to have worse guys.


Citations

Flynn, Michael T. Interview by Matthias Gebauer and Holger Stark. Der Spiegel, 29 Nov. 2015.

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Michael T. Flynn
Michael T. Flynn
  • Born: December 24, 1958
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Miilitary Officer & National Security Advisor