Did a "speech writer" whip it up for Flynn and it was just a set up? That's the problem with the whole Flynn thing. He's been championed as a great mind/leader but he operates like a stumbling buffoon who can't get out of his own way. IMHO
I'm retired military so I typically view officers as people you babysit/spoon feed/hand hold. Generals are typically treated like pop stars and don't seem to know WTH is going on around them. Again, IMHO/experience.