That reminds me, Bush let the best DOD official of his term, Pete Pace, go because of Rat pressure. That is a significant leadership failure on his part. We are at war, you don't get rid of a good general because the NYT doesn't like his position on Homos. Lucky for Bush, he found Petreus when he did, or else he would be a total failure, ending his term with a war that the rats are forcing him to lose. Now, he may squeak by, but it could have been so much better.
It is very hard to argue with your point.