A former high-ranking intelligence official said Tuesday that President Obama is “disconnected from,” and “very uncomfortable” with his military, less than 24 hours after the White House announced plans to deploy an additional 560 troops to Iraq.

“This president is very, very uncomfortable with his military. He’s very uncomfortable in the role of commander-in-chief,” retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, who spent two years as head of the Pentagon’s intelligence agency, told the Washington Examiner.