In a June 4 Substack post headlined “Stopping World War III,” Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn stated that he did not believe President Trump had ordered the provocative drone assault on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet, and that this has major strategic implications. Gen. Flynn, who has the distinction of having served as U.S. national security advisor for the first 22 days of the first Trump administration, after which he was Watergated out by the Deep State, wrote:
“I do not believe that the recent escalation against Russia’s strategic bomber fleet was authorized by or coordinated with President Trump. Rather, it is my view that the Deep State is now acting outside of the control of the elected leadership of our nation. I believe that these persons in our Deep State are engaged in a deliberate effort to provoke Russia into a major confrontation with the West, including the United States. The time is now to take aggressive action against those who abuse their authority as government employees to manipulate the elected leadership of our nation.”
