Trump offers national security adviser post to Flynn: Reports

President-elect Donald Trump has offered the influential post of national security adviser to his controversial campaign adviser, former general Michael Flynn, US media reported Trump officials as saying on Nov. 17.

Highly respected as a decorated military intelligence officer helping combat insurgent networks in Afghanistan and Iraq, Flynn, 57, later generated widespread criticism for his strident backing of the Republican's campaign.
 
He served as Trump's leading adviser on national security issues during the campaign and was a highly visible surrogate, with a hardline stance on radical Islam.
 
It was not immediately clear whether Flynn had accepted the offer to become what many believe to be the country's top national security official.
 
As national security adviser, he would provide one of the most influential voices on foreign policy as well as some of the most pressing security issues facing the country, including the battle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group, China's rising challenge in the South China Sea and elsewhere, and opposition from Russia.
 
His role would probably be even more influential than his predecessors' thanks to Trump's near-total lack of experience in national security matters. Flynn would serve as the administration's main contact with the Pentagon, State Department and intelligence agencies, overseeing a staff of around 400 people.
 
He left the military after President Barack Obama fired him from his post as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency in 2014 following complaints about his leadership style.
 
He became a vocal critic of Obama's, blaming his sacking on the administration's unwillingness to listen to his warnings about the threat...