Another amusing contribution to the debate of management techniques
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dilbert_Principle
Make of it what you will in these contexts. The problem with trying to apply 'general' rules of thumb is that don't fit all situations. In the FAA we used to see Mr Peter and Mr Dilbert at work at squadron level.
If you think that, in the military context, a change of strategy that costs money would automatically be taken up just because it is 'better' then you are living in a different world to the one I live in.
It's coming guys, whether we like it or not. Lets try to make the most of the situation, think positively and sueeze the very best deal we can out of the situation we find ourselves in.
G