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Similar problems are plaguing the U.S. military.

On July 21, 2021 the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley assured the country that “The Afghan security forces have the capacity and capabilities needed to fight and defend their country.”

Those forces utterly collapsed in a matter of hours less than a month later.

On the eve of the war in Ukraine, the Pentagon wrongly warned Congress that Kyiv could fall within 72 hours of a general Russian invasion.

Keep it up, and there are going to be a lot more Afghanistan-style surrenders, Chinese surveillance craft in our skies, and airline nightmares.

And and to quote the wise MMusson from post 10:

The Larger the bureaucracy, the less it is concerned with the needs of individuals.

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Thanks for this ping. My wife and I had a discussion about the great uneducated/or poorly educated adults in our life, now and coming into our lives for years to come.

Recent articles about Illinois students not being able to do basic math or reading and yet their teachers getting raises and kudos from the Chicago Mayor and Illinois governor are an early warning sign for America.

VDH’s scary article re near misses with our airlines brings this issue to the forefront.

One can only imagine how poorly selected and trained our recent officers in our BLM/??? military are.

Thanks for what you do texas booster.

When I think about the airline safety, I'm reminded of that ace pilot flying out of New York a few years ago who had a bird strike and successfully landed the airplane in the Hudson River.

No affirmative action pilot could do that.

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In the bigger picture, I'm also concerned that America's greatest job creating companies will be destroyed by affirmative action at the top: hiring unqualified CEOs and board members to fill a LGBTQ, gender, or racial/ethnic quota.

Back in 2018, Fortune published a terrific story about how Carl Icahn saved Xerox from being swallowed by Fuji Film. It's a classic case of a CEO being hired above here pay grade. The Peter Principle or Petra (female) Principle at work.

Check out this story. Great read with a happy ending.

Paper Jam! How Carl Icahn And a Billionaire Partner Blocked Xerox’s Merger with Fujifilm