I don't think the British Military are guilty of arrogance as such, but they have developed a mentality of spending more time and effort figuring out how to overcome their own equipment and manning shortfalls, instead of doing the real job. If they want to bomb something, they have to consider how they achieve that using fewer assets that are not necessarily the right type of assets, exploiting the limitations of the logistics chain, and using the limited personnel in a manner where they all stay sharp and motivated. The Americans planning is X amount of Ordnance, this Grid Square, these platforms, that time, repeat as necessary, job done. Maybe over simplistic, but the Americans deal with the real operational issues, and are not distracted by figuring out how to make an underfunded and overstretched system work. Quantity has a quality all of its own. This is not only a failing of Government by the way, but a failure of Senior Military Leadership in accepting these treasury led initiatives that can be measured quite simply in extra body bags coming home.