Starr is a left wing useful tool.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/terrell-jermaine-starr/
“US Navy veteran Pam Keith, who ran as the Democrat nominee for election to the U.S. House to represent Florida’s 18th Congressional District”
This idiot ran as a left wing loon in a very conservative congressional district. Not too bright for an expert.
“Former Marine Corps Infantry officer Kyle Bibby, the national campaign manager at Common Defense,”
Kyle is a rabid expert at hating Trump. He has no National Security expertise that I could find.
Your assessment feels like you are viewing things from 1970. The government is full of people like this nowadays.