Astute historians will mark the dcline of the American military, the FBI, the CIA and the NSA with the onset of the Clinton administration with the destruction nearly complete and possibly irreversible under Obama. Bush was virtually useless. Trump was resisted mightly whenever he tried to reform and implement reason. Throughout history politically, savy, militarily incompetent officers wiggle their way to positions of authority. These pole climbers almost always cause severe loss and casualities in times of war. The NAVY is particularly wok and vulnerable. The creatures being put in command of ships are truly bizarre. Many brave young sailors will die needlessly and never know why.
“...historians will mark the decline of the American military, the FBI, the CIA and the NSA with the onset of the Clinton administration”
Indeed Clinton set the tone for cited decline and more. He’s dodged responsibility but he owns it.
A key campaign promise of Clinton was to remove penalties for homosexuals serving in the military. In January 1993 Clinton partially lifted such restrictions. This was followed several months later by adoption of the “don’t ask - don’t tell” policy.