▁through ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁a ▁New ▁American ▁Security , ▁entitled ▁Fix ing ▁Intel : ▁A ▁Blue print ▁for ▁M aking ▁Int elligence ▁Re levant ▁in ▁Afghan istan . ▁That ▁report , ▁which ▁became ▁influ ential , ▁argued ▁that ▁U . S . ▁intelligence ▁ag encies ▁" must ▁open ▁their ▁doors ▁to ▁anyone ▁who ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁exchange ▁information , ▁including ▁Af gh ans ▁and ▁N GO s ▁( non - g overn ment al ▁organizations ) ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁US ▁military ▁and ▁its ▁al lies ". ▁ ▁F lyn n ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Field ▁of ▁Fight : ▁How ▁We ▁Can ▁Win ▁the ▁Global ▁War ▁Again st ▁Rad ical ▁Islam ▁and ▁Its ▁Al lies , ▁co - author ed ▁with ▁Michael ▁L ede en , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁St . ▁Martin ' s ▁Press ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁In ▁review ing ▁the ▁book , ▁Will ▁McC ants ▁of ▁the ▁Brook ings ▁Institution ▁described ▁F lyn n ' s ▁world view ▁as ▁a ▁confused ▁combination ▁of ▁ne o con serv at ism ▁( an ▁ins istence ▁on ▁destroy ing ▁what ▁he ▁sees ▁as ▁an ▁al liance ▁of ▁ty ran ny , ▁dict ator ships , ▁and ▁radical ▁Islam ist ▁reg imes ) ▁and ▁real ism ▁( support ▁for ▁working ▁with ▁" friend ly ▁t yr ants "), ▁although ▁he ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁this ▁could ▁be ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁having ▁two ▁authors . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁decor ations ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁General ▁F lyn n ' s ▁decor