Let's keep Crab's point for another time/thread - I've been in those Yank debriefs where they lost the fight but won the debrief - couldn't believe it, was stunned by the arrogance/blindness - but let's save that for another time.
Regardless of nationality, there will always be those humans who will step up to the plate and be counted, shun publicity and get on with the job in hand, ie, they realise that the reams of paperwork and regulations can actually wait until the job is done, whilst the person in the hi-viz vest runs around headless with a folder under their arm and a mobile phone stuck to their ear (switched off no doubt)
There will always be those humans who talk the talk, sit on the toilet and don't crap, and generally succeed on the back of other peoples' efforts.
One such person has been sent back to his desk in Washington, it was just a shame that it took a real situation to weed him out - no doubt lives ended as a result of such a human beings ineptitude.