I agree with your first statement but the second the Somalia debacle was caused by a civilian Clinton assistant DOD secretary appointee. (As I remember his appointment shocked many “normal” Rats [They don’t exist now!]!) His name escapes me now but he was a long time hard core anti-defense leftist. Wrote many articles criticizing about every defense policy & acquisition from the 1970s through 1980s. He blocked the armor and forced a “joint forces “ rescue action involving Pakistani & Malaysian military forces (Malaysian unit had light armor!). Well you know the rest of the story.
Colon Bowel.
Colon Bowel.
Les Aspin?