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Vincent Joseph Flynn (April 6, 1966 – June 19, 2013) was an American author of political thriller novels surrounding the story of fictional character Mitch Rapp. Flynn died in 2013 after three years with prostate cancer. He was one of seven children born to Terry and Kathleen Flynn, and a graduate of Saint Thomas Academy (1984) and the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota with a B.A in Economics (1989). After graduating, Flynn went to work for Kraft Foods as an account and sales marketing specialist. In 1991, he left Kraft to pursue a career as an aviator with the United States Marine Corps. One week before leaving for Officer Candidate School he was medically disqualified from the Marine Aviation Program. Earlier in his life he overcame the difficulties of dyslexia through a concentrated program of reading and writing. Novels continue to be published under his name by author Kyle Mills.
“It was war, and in war the truth was almost always the first casualty.”
“The Saudis think that God is on their side, and people who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts.”
“That’s the problem with this whole country; vast prosperity. No one has any real problems anymore. Ninety percent of the politicians in this town either think there’s no war on terror, or if we’d just be nice to these zealots they’ll leave us alone. Well, that ain’t going to happen. The Huns are circling, and we’re sitting around arguing about entitlements and prayer and guns and global warming and all kinds of b.s. These idiots will eventually wake up to the threat, but by then it will be too late."
“Underestimating one’s enemy was a classic tactical mistake — one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both."
“[He] had seen firsthand the horrific results of appeasement. It was a path chosen by feeble-minded people who were morally incapable of confronting evil."
“…men who were frightened to read the entire Koran because they knew they would be confronted with the words of a prophet who would never condone their actions.”
“…he also discovered a correlation between their opinions and the conviction with which they stated them. It seemed that the less someone knew, the more forcefully they tried to state their case.”
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- - - - - - -“The Saudis think that God is on their side, and people who think God is on their side are capable of the most inhumane acts.”
“That’s the problem with this whole country; vast prosperity. No one has any real problems anymore. Ninety percent of the politicians in this town either think there’s no war on terror, or if we’d just be nice to these zealots they’ll leave us alone. Well, that ain’t going to happen. The Huns are circling, and we’re sitting around arguing about entitlements and prayer and guns and global warming and all kinds of b.s. These idiots will eventually wake up to the threat, but by then it will be too late."
“Underestimating one’s enemy was a classic tactical mistake — one that was usually born out of stupidity or arrogance or both."
“[He] had seen firsthand the horrific results of appeasement. It was a path chosen by feeble-minded people who were morally incapable of confronting evil."
“…men who were frightened to read the entire Koran because they knew they would be confronted with the words of a prophet who would never condone their actions.”
“…he also discovered a correlation between their opinions and the conviction with which they stated them. It seemed that the less someone knew, the more forcefully they tried to state their case.”
