With no one with gravitas and integrity remaining in the cabinet, i.e., no adult standing in the room, let alone an intellectual national security expert, who is no stranger to the fox hole and front line of battle, who can call a spade a spade (and knows what a spade is), who truly understands the likes of Putin, Erdogan, etc. and has no “hidden” ties or obligations to the same, who understands the values of true international friends and allies, our poor fighting men and women, let alone the entire country, are now in greater danger than ever.
Anyone who has watched Boeing over the last two decades, since the merger with McDonald Douglas, the post-777 era, can anticipate the impact of that having a fox running the hen house will have on defense acquisitions, particularly for the Air Force.