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TomCADem

(17,390 posts)
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 01:59 PM Feb 2022

Michael Flynn--Once Indicted Over Russia Communication--Voices Support For Russia

Once again, Trump's support for Russia and Putin are not an anomaly. Remember former National Security Advisor and featured RNC speaker Michael Flynn?



https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/01/24/michael-flynn-once-indicted-over-russia-communication---voices-support-for-russia-ahead-of-potential-ukraine-invasion/?sh=3f32b2536bd5

Michael Flynn, the former national security advisor who resigned and pleaded guilty for misleading authorities over his ties to the Russian government—before later pardoned by former President Donald Trump—attacked the Biden Administration Monday for its support of Ukraine in an op-ed article on a right-wing site criticized for spreading misinformation, appearing to parrot the views of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Flynn alleged in his column appearing in Western Journal that the White House has “sold an illusion” that the potential Russian invasion of Ukraine is not justified, reasoning that an increased NATO presence in eastern Europe will cause an “existential threat” to Russia.

The op-ed comes the same day that the Pentagon said the U.S. has ordered up to 8,500 troops to be on “heightened preparedness” for a potential deployment to NATO countries in response to increased Russian forces at the Ukraine border.

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According to Flynn, NATO’s bolstering of resources and reinforcements in countries close to Ukraine would be the “principal cause of a devastating war,” echoing what Putin has suggested, though the NATO measures are in response to Russia’s military buildup at the border. Flynn likened the White House’s messaging about Ukraine to the “hoax about Russia having elected President Donald Trump in 2016.”
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Michael Flynn--Once Indicted Over Russia Communication--Voices Support For Russia (Original Post) TomCADem Feb 2022 OP
Court Martial him. Take/Reduce his retirement benefits. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #1
"Pay no attention to your own lying eyes" -- Flynn EarlG Feb 2022 #2
Now that he's pardoned maybe they can find something else to arrest him on mucifer Feb 2022 #3

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
1. Court Martial him. Take/Reduce his retirement benefits.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 02:02 PM
Feb 2022

He does so much dishonor to the Uniform he once wore, the oath he took, to the country he swore to defend against enemies Foreign and Domestic. His support of Vladimir Putin borders on TREASON if not TREASON.

EarlG

(21,960 posts)
2. "Pay no attention to your own lying eyes" -- Flynn
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 02:03 PM
Feb 2022

Seems to me that it's Putin who has caused an "existential threat" to Russia, and it was entirely his own fault.

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