It Was President Trump's Former National Security Adviser's Blunt Interview On Afghanistan That Kicked Off The Washington Post Investigation And Bombshell Report On The Afghan War

Then-Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, the senior intelligence officer in Afghanistan, aboard an Italian CH-47C Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan in 2010. Defense Department

Business Insider: Mike Flynn's blunt interview with staffers kicked off the investigation into a bombshell Afghanistan report

  * Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, is in the spotlight for his critical statements on America's war in Afghanistan.
  * His statements prompted an extensive Washington Post investigation, published Monday, that uncovered a candid history of the war that revealed the US government had largely misled the public.
  * The Post, stumbling upon a secret government review, found that officials and advisers from the White House and the Pentagon held private reservations about the war even as they publicly peddled an optimistic view of Afghanistan's progress.
  * "From the ambassadors down to the low level, [they all say] we are doing a great job," Flynn told government investigators, according to documents and audio recordings obtained by The Post. "Really? So if we are doing such a great job, why does it feel like we are losing?"

Retired US Army Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, is in the spotlight for his past statements about America's war in Afghanistan.

The Washington Post on Monday said it was those statements, which it received a tip about years ago when Flynn emerged as a prominent campaign surrogate for Trump, that prompted its extensive investigation into the US government's history of misleading characterizations of the war.

The full Post report on Monday into what are now dubbed "The Afghanistan Papers" detailed a secret government review in which hundreds of people involved in the war effort were interviewed. Many, including senior officials, were found to have held private reservations about the war effort even as the White House and the Pentagon publicly peddled an optimistic view of Afghanistan's progress.

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WNU Editor: Before meeting then candidate Donald Trump Michael Flynn had a reputation of being blunt and vocal. It explains why many of his peers were always critical of him, and even President Obama waded in .... Obama warned Trump about Flynn, officials say (Politico). It is too bad for Michael Flynn that it is only now that the Washington Post is acknowledging how right he was on Afghanistan.