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Threat, at best, a potential friend. this is a view that contradicts the u.s. intelligence community and senior defense officials from both parties. he has also unsettled u.s. allies, by arguing that military commitments to nato and other treaty allies should be conditional. >> ive been called an angry general. ill tell you what, im -- you know what? im not angry. what i am, what i am is im very determined to make sure that this country is ready for my children and my grandchildren. >> reporter:...

Treaty allies should be conditional. >> ive been called an angry general. ill tell you what, you know, im not angry. what i am is im very determined to make sure that this country is ready for my children and my grandchildren. >> reporter: flynns military record is impressive. as an intelligence officer, he is credited with helping turn the tide against al qaeda in afghanistan and isis predecessor in iraq. when he served as chief of the intelligence agency his style antagonized many in the intel...

He has identified longtime ally saudi arabia as a danger, while growing u.s. adversary russia, who the u.s. blames for invading ukraine, atrocities in syria and meddling in the u.s. election. as, at worst, an exaggerated threat, at best, a potential friend. this is a view that contradicts the u.s. intelligence community and senior defense officials from both parties. he has also unsettled u.s. allies, by arguing that military commitments to nato and other treaty allies should be conditional. >> ...

Radical versions of it, a threat. in tweets such as this one during the campaign, fear of muslims is rational, he wrote. and in public speeches, even calling islam a cancer. >> islam is a political ideology. it is a political ideology. it definitely hides behind this notion of it being a religion. >> reporter: more broadly, he supports a significant reversal of which states the u.s. views as threats. he has identified long-time ally saudi arabia as a danger, while growing u.s. adversary russia, ...

Wrote, and in public speeches, even calling islam a cancer. >> islam is a political ideology. it is a political ideology. it definitely hides behind this notion of it being a religion. >> reporter: more broadly, he supports a significant reversal of which states the u.s. views as threats. hes identified long-time ally saudi arabia as a danger while growing u.s. adversary russia, who the u.s. blames for invading ukraine, acrossties in syria and meddling in the u.s. election as an exaggerated thre...